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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.88 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 Plus is just a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2016), with a general score of 78.1 against 72.8. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S5 Plus has the previous 4.4.2 version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. The Galaxy S5 Plus is a incredibly older and thicker cellphone than the Galaxy A8 (2016), but Samsung managed to make it extremely lighter anyway.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080px resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processor.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have a 16 megapixels back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Galaxy A8 (2016) features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has improved battery duration than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has an 18% larger battery capacity.
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