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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-08-30 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus is slightly better than the HTC U12 Life, having a 78.1 score against 74.4. Although Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus is way older than the HTC U12 Life, it's body is lighter and a little bit thinner. Both devices in this comparison use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has the older 4.4.2 version and HTC U12 Life has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Galaxy S5 Plus counts with just a bit better hardware performance than HTC U12 Life, because although it has 4 lesser processing cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU. Galaxy S5 Plus features a more vivid display than HTC U12 Life, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels in each inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with just a bit better camera than HTC U12 Life, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low light captures, they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with a 16 MP resolution.
The HTC U12 Life counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB, the HTC U12 Life also has more internal storage capacity. HTC U12 Life features superior battery duration than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 29% bigger battery size.
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