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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 Plus has an overall score of 78.1, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 general score. Galaxy S5 Plus's construction is notably lighter than the Huawei Mate 8, although it is a little bit thicker and was released just a little further than a year before. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with just a bit better processing power than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a little better count of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos and/or video in low-light environments, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a way higher video definition.
Huawei Mate 8 has a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei Mate 8 also has 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
The Galaxy S5 Plus not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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