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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 158.00 |
| 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 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
The Galaxy S9 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, having an 83.3 score against 78.1. Galaxy S9's construction is extremely newer, but heavier and just a little thicker than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus. Galaxy S5 Plus features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S9, although it has a quite smaller display, a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a bit less pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. Samsung Galaxy S9 shoots a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 video resolution and a way worse 12 megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a much larger camera aperture and a larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality.
Galaxy S9 counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 400 GB. The Galaxy S9 counts with just a little better battery life than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 7 percent greater battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper, making it an easy decision.
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