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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-04-20 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Plus's score of 78.1. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark is noticeably newer than Galaxy S5 Plus, it is way heavier and thicker. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2, providing some additional features.
Galaxy S5 Plus counts with just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a little smaller display and a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher pixel amount per inch in the screen. Xiaomi Black Shark features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a much better memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy S5 Plus's camera is just as good as the camera in Xiaomi Black Shark, because although the Galaxy S5 Plus has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos and a lot better resolution back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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