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Apple iPhone 5s
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2013-09-10 | 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, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 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 A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.69 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 3.36 | 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
Galaxy S5 Plus is just a bit better than the iPhone 5s, having a score of 78.1 against 75.5. Galaxy S5 Plus comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system, while iPhone 5s counts with iOS 8.x operating system. The Galaxy S5 Plus is a newer device than the iPhone 5s, although it's noticeably heavier and a bit thicker.
Galaxy S5 Plus features a little more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a bigger display and more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features just a little better performance than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits and a weaker graphics processor working at 500 MHz, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster) and more RAM.
The Apple iPhone 5s features a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S5 Plus has a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5s, because it has a 78% greater battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus takes much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 5s, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also has a bigger back camera sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures, a way higher (4K) video definition and a camera with lot more MP.
The Galaxy S5 Plus is more expensive than the Apple iPhone 5s, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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