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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 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 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 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 an overall score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than Xperia XZ2's overall score of 79.1. Even though Galaxy S5 is extremely older than the Xperia XZ2, it's construction is lighter and a lot thinner. The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a better looking screen than Xperia XZ2, because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen.
Xperia XZ2 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and more RAM. Xperia XZ2 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xperia XZ2 also has a bigger camera aperture, better 60 fps video frame rate, a bigger back camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photos and a camera in the back with more MP.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 features a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 400 GB and 32 GB more internal memory. The Sony Xperia XZ2 has just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy S5, because it has 3180mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
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