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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.52 |
| 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
Google Pixel 2 XL is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5, having an 82.5 score against 80.8. The Google Pixel 2 XL body is newer and a little thinner, but also heavier than Samsung Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S5 counts with a better screen than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a bit smaller display and a way lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher amount of pixels in each screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a little better performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has 1 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Google Pixel 2 XL features a superior memory to install games and applications than Galaxy S5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel 2 XL features longer battery performance than Galaxy S5, because it has a 3520mAh battery size against 2800mAh. Galaxy S5 features a bit better camera than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for taking images and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same camera sensor size, the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a back facing camera with way more MP.
Google Pixel 2 XL not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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