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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, getting a 79.6 score against 78.1. Both phones in our current comparison include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A40 has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2 version. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a a lot newer cellphone, and it is also just a little thinner and just a bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower number of cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S5 Plus has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a little bit worse display density, a little bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
Samsung Galaxy A40 has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 48 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A40 has a little better battery performance than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A40, because although it has a much tinier aperture which is not good for low-light photos, and they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a bigger sensor shooting better quality photographs and videos and a much better (4K) video quality.
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