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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 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 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, with a global score of 79.5 against 78.1. The Galaxy S7 body is newer and just a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus's, but it's also just a little heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S7, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have 4 cores, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy S7 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have a same size screen, the Galaxy S7 also has a greater display density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 32 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that allows up to 200 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a little longer battery life than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S5 Plus both have extremely similar cameras, because although the Galaxy S7 has a lower video quality and a much less mega pixels camera, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality and a much larger diafragm aperture.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy S7 is also by far the cheapest one.
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