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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 71 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2016-07-24 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.46 x 3.11 x 0.33 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 192.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 21.50 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 has a general score of 77.7, which is slightly better than the Xperia XA Ultra's 71 general score. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy S5 has older 4.4.2 version and Xperia XA Ultra has Android 7.0 Nougat. Samsung Galaxy S5 is an incredibly older phone than the Xperia XA Ultra, but Samsung could make it extremely lighter and a little thinner.
The Galaxy S5 features a better display than Xperia XA Ultra, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch and a slightly better resolution of 1920 x 1440px. Samsung Galaxy S5 features just a little better processing power than Sony Xperia XA Ultra, because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a little bit better camera than Xperia XA Ultra, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing worse quality videos and photographs and a camera with a lot lower resolution, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a lot higher video resolution.
Xperia XA Ultra has a little bit better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Xperia XA Ultra also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 200 GB. Galaxy S5 has a bit superior battery performance than Xperia XA Ultra, because it has a 4% more battery size.
Galaxy S5 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Sony Xperia XA Ultra.
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