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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus's 78.1 general score. Galaxy S8 is a newer and just a bit thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, but it is a little bit heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has just a bit better performance than Galaxy S8, because although it has less CPU cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy S8, although it has a little bit less pixels per screen inch, a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller display. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S5 Plus feature really similar cameras, because although the Galaxy S8 has a lower 3840x2160 video quality and a back-facing camera with a way worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality pictures and a lot bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light situations.
The Galaxy S8 has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 3000mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
Galaxy S8 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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