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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-11-03 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1149.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 6.72 |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.72 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone X has a global score of 88.1, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus's 78.1 score. Apple iPhone X's body is newer and just a little thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus. IPhone X counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU, a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit better looking display than Apple iPhone X, although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen. Apple iPhone X captures just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has a back camera with way less megapixels resolution, a worse video resolution and a tinier back camera sensor taking worse quality photos, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture.
The Apple iPhone X features a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit longer battery performance than iPhone X, because it has a 3% greater battery capacity.
Although iPhone X is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy S5 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy S5 Plus. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the iPhone X, otherwise you can save some money and get the Galaxy S5 Plus, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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