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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
LG V30 has a general score of 79.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Plus's 78.1 general score. The LG V30 is a noticeably newer and just a little thinner cellphone than Galaxy S5 Plus, although it's just a little heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a bit more vivid screen than LG V30, although it has a quite smaller display, a just a bit worse pixels amount in each inch in the display and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
The LG V30's processing unit is just as good as the processor in Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although the LG V30 has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The LG V30 shoots slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has a smaller sensor capturing worse quality photos and videos, and they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same resolution back camera, the LG V30 also counts with a way bigger aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments.
LG V30 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal memory. LG V30 features improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has an 18% greater battery capacity.
Although LG V30 is a better device, it is more expensive than Galaxy S5 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S5 Plus. If you want to save some dollars, you can buy Galaxy S5 Plus, letting go a couple features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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