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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 Plus is slightly better than the Galaxy S5, getting a score of 87.1 against 80.8. The iPhone 8 Plus is a notably newer and a bit thinner device than the Galaxy S5, although it is also way heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a better looking screen than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a higher pixel number per inch of display.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has just a bit better performance than Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a higher number of cores and a 64 bits processor. IPhone 8 Plus features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S5 counts with a bit superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 2800mAh of battery capacity. The iPhone 8 Plus has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has a lower (4K) video quality, a tinier sensor shooting lower quality videos and photographs and a back facing camera with way less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy S5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy S5. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy Galaxy S5, giving up a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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