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Sony Xperia Z1
JapanSO-01F
Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 has an overall score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z1's general score of 71.5. Galaxy S5's construction is newer, a little bit thinner and lighter than the Sony Xperia Z1. Both devices we are comparing here come with the same Android 4.4.2 OS (operating system), so they should count with very similar operating system features.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 and Xperia Z1 both count with extremely similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy S5 has a just a little worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a quite better 1920 x 1440 pixels resolution. The Galaxy S5 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z1, and although they both have 4 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy S5 also has a much better GPU working at 500 megahertz.
The Galaxy S5 has just a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z1, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S5 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy S5 captures better photographs and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor shooting worse quality pictures and videos, a smaller aperture and a back facing camera with a much worse resolution, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
Sony Xperia Z1 features just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy S5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
Galaxy S5 is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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