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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| 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
The Galaxy S5 Plus has a general score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A6's 75.8 overall score. Despite of the fact Galaxy S5 Plus is much older and a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A6, it's body is still lighter. Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a little faster processor than Galaxy A6, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Galaxy S5 Plus features a way better looking screen than Galaxy A6, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels count per inch of display and a better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The Galaxy A6 has a superior storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB and 16 GB more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A6, because although it has a lot tinier camera aperture, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy A6 counts with a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 7% more battery size.
Although Galaxy S5 Plus is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy A6, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy A6. If you are trying to save some money, you can get the Galaxy A6, and give up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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