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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 is a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Plus, having an 80.3 score against 78.1. These phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy A12 has 10 version and Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2. The Galaxy A12 design is way newer, but noticeably heavier and a little bit thicker than Galaxy S5 Plus.
Galaxy S5 Plus has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot better pixels amount per inch in the display. The Galaxy S5 Plus features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has 4 less cpu cores and 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 shoots clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also has a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and a larger aperture to take better low light images and video.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy A12 counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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