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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 67.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-10-10 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.74 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is better than Honor 8X, getting a 77.7 score against 67.3. Despite of the fact the Samsung Galaxy S5 is noticeably older and just a little thicker than the Honor 8X, it's design is still lighter. The Galaxy S5 has a sharper display than Honor 8X, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher display density and a slightly higher 1920 x 1440px resolution.
Galaxy S5 features a bit better hardware performance than Honor 8X, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 4 lesser cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional GPU. Galaxy S5 shoots slightly better photos and videos than Honor 8X, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photos and videos in low light environments and a camera in the back with lesser MP resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Honor 8X counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that holds up to 400 GB. The Honor 8X features superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 34 percent larger battery capacity.
Galaxy S5 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest one, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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