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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-10-12 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue and Grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 10.67 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Xperia 5 II is better than Galaxy S5 Plus, getting a score of 87.2 against 78.1. The Xperia 5 II construction is a lot newer and a little bit thinner than the Galaxy S5 Plus's, although it's somewhat heavier. The Galaxy S5 Plus has a little sharper screen than Xperia 5 II, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a little worse pixel count in each inch in the screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.
Xperia 5 II has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has an external memory card slot that holds up to 1000 GB and 112 GB more internal memory. Xperia 5 II counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Xperia 5 II has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Xperia 5 II has a little bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has a lot less mega pixels resolution camera and a lower 3840x2160 video definition, it also counts with a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better photography and videos in low light situations and a way bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality.
Although Sony Xperia 5 II is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy S5 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S5 Plus. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get Galaxy S5 Plus, letting go a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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