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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| 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 Sport is just a bit better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, with a score of 77.8 against 73.7. These devices come with Android operating system, but Galaxy S5 Sport has older 4.4.2 version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo. Galaxy S5 Sport's construction is lighter than the Xperia XA1 Plus, but it's just a little bit thicker and was released many years before.
The Galaxy S5 Sport features a bit better CPU than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a more vivid display than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a little bit greater pixel density.
The Xperia XA1 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport have really similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a smaller sensor shooting worse quality videos and photographs, a way less mega pixels back-facing camera and a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution.
The Xperia XA1 Plus has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 32 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 3430mAh battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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