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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 152.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 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 | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 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
Google Pixel 2 XL has an overall score of 82.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy S5's 80.8 score. The Google Pixel 2 XL construction is incredibly newer and a little thinner than Galaxy S5's, but it's also heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a brighter display than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater number of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a little bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S5 has a little bit better camera than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting images and videos in low-light situations, and they both have a same size camera sensor, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a much more MP camera in the back.
The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 3520mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
The Google Pixel 2 XL is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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