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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 is slightly better than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, getting a score of 80.8 against 77.6. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is an older device than the Motorola Moto G8 Plus, but Samsung made it somewhat thinner and way lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a lot better display than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a better count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Moto G8 Plus has a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy S5 counts with a little better performance than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Moto G8 Plus features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy S5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Motorola Moto G8 Plus features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a lot more mega-pixels camera, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs and a lot bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
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