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Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport
SM-G860| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-05-18 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 432 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 Sport is slightly better than HTC U11, getting a 77.8 score against 77.6. Even though Galaxy S5 Sport is way older and somewhat thicker than the HTC U11, it's design is still just a little bit lighter. Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a bit sharper display than HTC U11, although it has a quite smaller screen, a just a little inferior pixel count per inch of display and a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Galaxy S5 Sport and HTC U11 count with similar processing units, because although the HTC U11 has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more cores and a greater amount of RAM. The HTC U11 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has a worse (4K) video definition and a back camera with way less mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger camera sensor providing a better image quality and a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and video in low light environments.
The HTC U11 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 128 GB, the HTC U11 also has 64 GB internal memory. HTC U11 features just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
Although Galaxy S5 Sport is a better device, it costs a little more than the HTC U11, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the HTC U11. If you want to save some money, you can buy the HTC U11, letting go a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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