Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami)

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB runs at 1.9 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a screen size of 5.1 inches, while Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami)'s TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB and Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers 2800 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB and Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) has a rating of 3.2.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB
₹21,999
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami)
₹27,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
67%

Release Date

27 Mar, 2014
15 Sep, 2013

Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Snapdragon 800
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
(upto 2.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
5 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
TFT
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
20.7 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
2 MP

Battery

2800 mAh
3000 mAh
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(11,676 ratings)
3.2/5
(2,695 ratings)

Video

Videos
6 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
TFT

Screen Size

5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
5 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

432 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.49 %
64.43 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Design

Height

142 mm
144.4 mm

Width

72.5 mm
73.9 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

145 grams
170 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP67
Yes IP58

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6ISO-CELL
20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Assist Beam autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
5248 x 3936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2800 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(2G)
Up to 15 Hours(3G) / Up to 13.5 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 1.2 W/kg Body: 1.58 W/kg
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) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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