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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2016-05-17 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 652 8956 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 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 |
| 13.18 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 9.68 | 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, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 6.64 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 Plus has a score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Max's 77.5 overall score. The Galaxy S5 Plus is an older and a little thicker cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi Max, but Samsung managed to make it a lot lighter anyway. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU.
The Galaxy S5 Plus features a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a way smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a higher number of pixels per inch of display. Galaxy S5 Plus shoots slightly better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Max, although it has a tinier camera aperture, they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a 16 mega-pixels back-facing camera and the same video frame rates.
The Xiaomi Mi Max counts with a very superior memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi Max counts with a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 4850mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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