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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2014-06-23 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 6.24 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 Plus is a bit better than Huawei P8max, getting a global score of 78.1 against 72.1. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S5 Plus has older 4.4.2 version and Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. Galaxy S5 Plus's design is much lighter than the Huawei P8max, but it's somewhat thicker and was released just 12 months before.
The Galaxy S5 Plus features a sharper display than Huawei P8max, because although it has a way smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a higher pixels density. The Huawei P8max has a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei P8max also has more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has just a bit better performance than Huawei P8max, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 4 lesser CPU cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra GPU. Huawei P8max has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 4360mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
Galaxy S5 Plus has a much better camera than Huawei P8max, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a back facing camera with more mega pixels and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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