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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-04-05 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 12.87 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 Plus has a general score of 78.1, which is a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZs's overall score of 77.2. The Galaxy S5 Plus is a lighter phone than the Sony Xperia XZs, but they are equally thin. The Galaxy S5 Plus has a more vivid screen than Xperia XZs, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080, the Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a quite higher pixels count in each display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a bit better processing power than Xperia XZs, because although it has less RAM, and they both have 4 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with an additional GPU. The Sony Xperia XZs features a way better camera than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Sony Xperia XZs also has a larger aperture to capture better low light captures and video, faster 960 fps video frame rate, a bigger sensor taking better quality photos and videos and a back-facing camera with more MP.
Xperia XZs features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 16 GB more internal memory and a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Xperia XZs features a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 2900mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S5 Plus is also by far the cheapest, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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