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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-09-19 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.2 |
| 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 4.64 |
| 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
Galaxy S5 has a global score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ1's 78.3 general score. The Galaxy S5 is a notably older and a bit thicker device than Sony Xperia XZ1, but Samsung managed to make it a little bit lighter anyway. Galaxy S5 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics processor.
Galaxy S5 has a more vivid screen than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a better pixels number in each screen inch. The Xperia XZ1 counts with a much better memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a little longer battery life than Xperia XZ1, because it has a 2800mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh. Xperia XZ1 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Xperia XZ1 also has a back facing camera with a higher resolution, a bigger camera aperture and a larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S5 is also a lot cheaper.
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