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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2016-05-17 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | 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
The Galaxy S5 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi Max, getting an 80.8 score against 77.5. Even though Galaxy S5 is older and a little thicker than the Xiaomi Mi Max, it's body is still extremely lighter. Galaxy S5 has just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has 4 lesser CPU cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a way smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a way greater pixel amount per inch in the screen. The Xiaomi Mi Max has a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi Max features a very superior battery duration than Galaxy S5, because it has 4850mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh. The Galaxy S5 takes slightly better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi Max, although it has a tinier aperture, they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates.
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