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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 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 + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7.2 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Huawei nova 3's global score of 76.3. These devices include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has the older 4.4.2 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus's design is somewhat lighter than Huawei nova 3, although it's just a bit thicker and was released many years before.
The Huawei nova 3 has a processing unit that's very similar to the Galaxy S5 Plus one, because although the Huawei nova 3 has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores (but slower). Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher display density.
The Huawei nova 3 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei nova 3 also has a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light situations.
The Huawei nova 3 has a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3 has improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 3750mAh battery size.
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