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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.72 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P10 Plus is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, having a global score of 79.8 against 75.6. The Huawei P10 Plus design is noticeably newer, noticeably thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy S5 Active. Galaxy S5 Active and Huawei P10 Plus both feature incredibly similar CPUs, because although the Huawei P10 Plus has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and more processing cores (but slower).
Galaxy S5 Active has a bit better looking screen than Huawei P10 Plus, although it has a little bit smaller display, a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display and a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px. The Huawei P10 Plus features much more storage for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Huawei P10 Plus captures a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a back camera with much less MP resolution and a lower (4K) video resolution. Huawei P10 Plus counts with better battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 34 percent greater battery size.
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