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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-05-01 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 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 + 2.10 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 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 Plus has a global score of 78.1, which is slightly better than Xperia XA1's 71.7 general score. Although the Galaxy S5 Plus is a better phone than the Xperia XA1, we must highlight that it is also a lot older, a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier. The Galaxy S5 Plus has a much better looking screen than Xperia XA1, because it has a way higher 1920 x 1080 resolution, a better amount of pixels per screen inch and a quite bigger display.
The Xperia XA1 has a much better memory for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB internal memory. The Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit better processing unit than Sony Xperia XA1, because although it has a lower number of cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy S5 Plus has superior battery life than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has 2800mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus and Xperia XA1 count with really similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a back camera with a way lower 16 megapixels resolution, a smaller camera aperture and a smaller sensor which provides a lower image and video quality, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S5 Plus is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a great choice.
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