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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 iPhone 8 Plus has a general score of 87.1, which is a bit better than the Galaxy S5's global score of 80.8. The iPhone 8 Plus is a way newer and a little thinner phone than the Galaxy S5, but it's much heavier. Galaxy S5 counts with a better screen than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a higher pixels quantity in each inch in the screen.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity. IPhone 8 Plus features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with 2 more processing cores and a 64 bits processing unit.
Galaxy S5 has just a bit better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 4 percent more battery size. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus takes slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking worse quality images, a camera with a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution and a worse video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments.
Although Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy S5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S5. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy the Galaxy S5, letting go a few specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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