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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 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 | 9.24 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 Plus is a little bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 78.1 score against 75.8. Galaxy S5 Plus's construction is noticeably lighter than Galaxy A7 (2017), but it's just a bit thicker and was released many years before. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a little better amount of pixels in each screen inch.
The Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit better CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has less RAM and 4 less CPU cores , it also counts with an additional GPU. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and videos, and they both have a 16 MP resolution back camera, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy A7 (2017) features greater battery duration than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 29% larger battery size.
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