Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A vs HTC One E9+ Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A

Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A

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HTC One E9+

HTC One E9+

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Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A or HTC One E9+ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A HTC One E9+
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Release date 2014, June 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in 156.5 x 76.5 x 7.5 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.01 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 150 g | 5.29 oz
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Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold, Sweet Pink, Glam Red Meteor Gray, Classic Rose Gold, Gold Sepia
Battery 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 67 h
Stand by time - Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 617 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 20 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" in 5.5" in
Screen area 71.5 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.4% 69.7%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 577 PPI 534 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF -20 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 13 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide)
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4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm
Functions Dual video call HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI Android 5 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7
Chipset - Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6795M Helio X10 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 420 PowerVR G6200
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 373
GeekBench 4 Single Core 976 766
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2626 2367
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3081 690

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.69 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Dolby audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- For Korea Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A G906S

- Also known as HTC One E9 plus (A55)

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