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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Plus's score of 78.1. The Galaxy M21 body is a lot newer than Galaxy S5 Plus's, but it is a bit thicker and incredibly heavier. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version and Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy M21, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 lesser processing cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S5 Plus has a bit better screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a lot smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater display pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos, a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution camera and a way larger back camera sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photographs.
The Galaxy M21 features a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 48 GB more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 114 percent bigger battery capacity.
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