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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 13 |
| 2014-06-23 | -- |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.79 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Galaxy S23 Ultra is a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Plus, with an 81.5 score against 78.1. Galaxy S23 Ultra is a notably lighter but a bit thicker phone than the Galaxy S5 Plus. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS, but Galaxy S23 Ultra has an older 13 version while Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2.
Galaxy S5 Plus features a better screen than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a really smaller screen, a little less pixels per display inch and a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a much better performance than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra takes much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a much bigger diafragm aperture, a way larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality photographs and a back camera with a much higher resolution.
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