Compare phones
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-09-09 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 has a general score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than iPhone 6 Plus's global score of 80.4. The Galaxy S5 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, while iPhone 6 Plus counts with iOS 8.x OS. Even though Galaxy S5 and iPhone 6 Plus were only released with a few months difference, Galaxy S5's body is somewhat thicker but also somewhat lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a bit better looking screen than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a better pixel count in each inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy S5 has just a bit better processing power than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores, a much better GPU and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S5 counts with a superior camera than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have a F2.2 camera aperture, the Galaxy S5 also has a much better resolution camera, a much higher video resolution and a bigger camera sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality. The iPhone 6 Plus counts with a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPhone 6 Plus counts with a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 2915mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy S5 is also by far the cheapest.
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