Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-02-27 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.57 x 2.87 x 0.33 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 Plus is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia 10 Plus, with a 78.1 score against 75.4. Galaxy S5 Plus's design is a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Sony Xperia 10 Plus, even though it was released many years before. Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a brighter screen than Xperia 10 Plus, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Xperia 10 Plus has much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a little better performance than Xperia 10 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a little bit better camera than Xperia 10 Plus, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Xperia 10 Plus has a bit superior battery life than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy S5 Plus is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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