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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-08-28 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 554 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 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 |
| 10.78 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 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 | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3090mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.04 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a global score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than the Nokia 8's score of 73.8. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus body is a bit lighter than the Nokia 8, although it's a little thicker and was released 3 years before. Nokia 8 has a little bit better display than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a greater amount of pixels per screen inch, a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a little bit larger display.
Galaxy S5 Plus has a processing unit that's very similar to Nokia 8's processing unit, because although the Galaxy S5 Plus has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and 4 lesser cpu cores, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S5 Plus takes slightly better photos and videos than Nokia 8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels and a bigger camera sensor taking better quality photos.
Nokia 8 has a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 48 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Nokia 8 has a bit superior battery duration than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 3090mAh battery capacity against 2800mAh.
Galaxy S5 Plus is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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