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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XR is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S5, getting a general score of 82 against 80.8. Although iPhone XR is newer than Samsung Galaxy S5, it is a little thicker and heavier. The iPhone XR counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have 3 GB of RAM, the iPhone XR also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and 2 more processing cores.
Galaxy S5 counts with a more vivid screen than iPhone XR, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better screen pixels density and a quite better 1920 x 1080 resolution. The Apple iPhone XR captures just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution and a lower 3840x2160 video definition, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and videos and a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy S5 has a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XR, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 128 GB. IPhone XR counts with just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 5 percent bigger battery size.
Although iPhone XR is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy S5. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone XR, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy S5, letting go some features and specs.
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