Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.9 GHz, while Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB runs at 1.4 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers 5.1 inches, making Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB offers 1.2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2915 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers 2800 mAh, making Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB and Apple iPhone 6 Plus 128GB both receive the same user rating of 3.9.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB
₹21,999
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₹48,999
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Summary

Release Date

27 Mar, 2014
07 Oct, 2014
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Apple A8
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
16 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
1.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2800 mAh
2915 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
128 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.9/5
(11,676 ratings)
3.9/5
(2,199 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 07, 2014
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
iOS v8
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Apple A8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Dual core, 1.4 GHz, Cyclone
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
PowerVR GX6650
Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB
1 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

432 ppi
401 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.49 %
67.64 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

142 mm
158.1 mm
162.98 mm

Width

72.5 mm
77.8 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.1 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

145 grams
172 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP67
N/A
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6ISO-CELL
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.5µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Assist Beam autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Optical Image stabilization
Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
1.2 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
HD @24 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

2800 mAh
2915 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(2G)
Up to 24 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.2 W/kg Body: 1.58 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
iBooks iTunes Store App Store FaceTime Passbook iMovie Pages Keynote iTunes U
N/A

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