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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 57.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-09-16 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.40 x 3.30 x 0.35 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 258 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8926 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.49 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.36 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 is way better than ZTE ZMAX, with a 77.7 score against 57.9. The Galaxy S5 is a a bit thinner and a little lighter phone than the ZTE ZMAX, even though both of them were only released 3 months apart. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S5 has a more recent 4.4.2 version and ZTE ZMAX has Android 4.4, so it offers a couple additional features and enhanced performance.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a greater processing power than ZTE ZMAX, and although they both have 4 processing cores and 2 GB of RAM, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also has a much better 500 MHz graphics processor. Galaxy S5 has a brighter display than ZTE ZMAX, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much greater pixel count per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1440px.
The Galaxy S5 features a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than ZTE ZMAX, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S5 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy S5 has a greater camera than ZTE ZMAX, because it has a camera with much more mega pixels and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
ZTE ZMAX features greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 21 percent greater battery size.
Galaxy S5 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper.
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