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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.85 x 3.49 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.44 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and Gold | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 295.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 344 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 7.04 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Max 2, getting a global score of 78.1 against 77.5. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus's design is notably lighter than the Xiaomi Mi Max 2, although it is a bit thicker and was released many years before. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a brighter display than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, because although it has a way smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, because although it has 4 less processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. Xiaomi Mi Max 2 features a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits up to 128 GB, the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 also has 128 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 features a superior battery duration than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 5300mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S5 Plus captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi Max 2, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video quality and a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy S5 Plus also has a much more MP camera in the back and a bigger back camera sensor taking better quality photos.
The Galaxy S5 Plus is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a great choice.
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