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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-05-22 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black and Purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Xperia 1 II is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S5, with a global score of 91 against 80.8. The Xperia 1 II design is way newer and just a little thinner, but somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy S5. Both phones we are comparing here come with Android OS, but Xperia 1 II has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a little more vivid display than Sony Xperia 1 II, although it has a much smaller display, a way lower 1920 x 1080px resolution and a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen. Sony Xperia 1 II counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 224 GB more internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Sony Xperia 1 II features a little better processing power than Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and faster). Xperia 1 II features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Sony Xperia 1 II captures slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy S5, because although it has a much less MP back facing camera and a worse (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a way larger aperture and a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a much better photo and video quality.
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