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Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport
SM-G860| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Galaxy S5 Sport is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, getting a overall score of 77.8 against 76.3. Both phones we compare here use Android operating system, but the Galaxy S5 Sport has an older 4.4.2 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Galaxy S5 Sport is a much older and somewhat thicker phone than the Huawei nova 3, but Samsung could make it just a little lighter anyway.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a brighter screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel count per inch in the screen. Huawei nova 3 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 112 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei nova 3 and Galaxy S5 Sport have incredibly similar CPUs, because although the Galaxy S5 Sport has a lower amount of RAM and less processing cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Huawei nova 3 has improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 3750mAh battery size.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei nova 3 also has a bigger aperture to take better low light captures and video.
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