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Samsung Galaxy S5

Sony Xperia Z1
Samsung Galaxy S5
Sony Xperia Z1

Released in April 2014. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 432 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC with up to 2 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 2,800 mAh battery.

Released in September 2013. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 441 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974-AA with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much lighter (17%)
  • OLED screen
  • May have more storage
  • More processing power (12%)
  • Slightly better quality screen (2%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Better battery capacity (7%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S5 Sony Xperia Z1
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date April 2014 September 2013
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) Android 4.2
Dimensions
Size 142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in		 144.0 x 74.0 x 8.5 mm
5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in
Weight 145 g
5.11 oz		 170 g
6.00 oz
Screen
Size 5.1 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 432 441
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/2.2 Standard 20 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 2 MP f/2.4 Wide 2 MP
Storage
Memory 2 GB 2 GB
Fixed 16 GB
32 GB		 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974-AA
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 2.50 GHz Krait 400 4x 2.20 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330
Battery
Capacity 2,800 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features - -
Removable True False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S5 Sony Xperia Z1

Samsung Galaxy S5

Sony Xperia Z1

5.1"
145 g
5.11 oz

5.0"
170 g
6.00 oz