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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 7.48 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.6 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a general score of 78.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy J7 (2017)'s score of 73.5. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus's body is somewhat lighter than the Galaxy J7 (2017), but it is a little thicker and was released many years before. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has an older 4.4.2 version and Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has 4 less CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Galaxy S5 Plus features a much better screen than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy J7 (2017) features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy J7 (2017) also has an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) counts with better battery life than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 29 percent more battery size.
Galaxy S5 Plus features a little bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a much smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing photographs and video in low light situations, it also counts with a higher resolution back facing camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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