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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 14 |
| 2014-06-23 | -- |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | -- |
| 5.11 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Sony Xperia 1 VI is slightly better than the Galaxy S5, having an 83.2 score against 80.8. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS, but the Sony Xperia 1 VI has an older 14 version while Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2. The Sony Xperia 1 VI is a thinner and a lot lighter phone than the Galaxy S5.
Galaxy S5 has a sharper display than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a really smaller display, a little lower pixel count per inch of screen and a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px. Xperia 1 VI features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S5, because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB and more internal storage.
Galaxy S5 has a way better processing power than Sony Xperia 1 VI, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU. The Xperia 1 VI features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same video quality, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also has a much bigger sensor, a larger camera aperture to take better low-light images and video, a lot better 48 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and faster 120 frames per second video frame rates.
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