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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.12 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A40 has an overall score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Plus's score of 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a extremely newer cellphone, and it is also a little bit thinner and a little lighter than the Galaxy S5 Plus. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has the older 11 version and Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2.
The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, a bit smaller screen and a little bit less pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and less cpu cores , it also counts with an extra GPU.
Galaxy A40 features a very superior memory to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus takes slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a way tinier aperture, and they both have the same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality pictures and a much higher (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy A40 has a bit better battery life than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity against 2800mAh.
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