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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2014-06-23 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has an overall score of 78.1, which is slightly better than Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 score. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Apple iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus is a newer cellphone than the Apple iPhone 5, but it is a bit thicker and much heavier.
The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a little sharper display than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a bigger display, a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 and more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a quite superior processing power than iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores , an extra graphics processing unit and 1,01 GB more RAM.
Apple iPhone 5 counts with a greater storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 2800mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy S5 Plus features a superior camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a larger camera aperture for better photos in poorly lited situations, a much better resolution camera, a bigger back camera sensor shooting higher quality photos and videos and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy S5 Plus costs more than Apple iPhone 5, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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