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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-11-08 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.02 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 8940 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 505 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3080mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 has a score of 77.7, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Y1's 72.1 overall score. Galaxy S5's construction is just a little lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Y1, but it's just a little bit thicker and was released 3 years before. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy S5 has the older 4.4.2 version while Xiaomi Redmi Y1 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Galaxy S5 features a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Y1, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S5 counts with a much sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Y1, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater number of pixels per screen inch and a lot higher 1920 x 1440px resolution.
Galaxy S5 features a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi Y1, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S5 also has a lot higher (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with more megapixels. The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 also has 48 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 10% larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy S5 is also cheap compared to the Xiaomi Redmi Y1.
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