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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 6.0, 5.1 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-07-28 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 599.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| Cortex-A57 (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 is slightly better than Moto X Style, with a global score of 77.7 against 73.8. The Galaxy S5 design is a lot thinner and lighter than Moto X Style, although it was released around 13 months before. These devices include Android operating system, but the Galaxy S5 has an older 4.4.2 version and Moto X Style has Android 6.0.
The Galaxy S5 counts with a better hardware performance than Moto X Style, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU and a larger number of cores. Moto X Style counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy S5, because it has a just a bit better number of pixels in each inch in the screen, a slightly better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a little bigger screen.
The Moto X Style takes slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Moto X Style also has a bigger aperture to capture better images in low light environments, a much more mega-pixels camera and a larger back-facing camera sensor.
The Moto X Style has a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, and although they both have a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB, the Moto X Style also has 48 GB more internal memory capacity. The Moto X Style has just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S5, because it has a 7 percent more battery size.
Galaxy S5 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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