Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

Google Pixel XL

Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Nano-SIM

Micro-SIM
Height

154.7 mm

142 mm
Width

75.7 mm

72.5 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

168 g

145 g
Colors

Quite Silver, Really Blue, Very Black

Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.1 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

534 ppi

432 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Multitouch

Yes

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Main camera
Main camera

12 MP, f/2.0

16 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

5312 x 2988 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection & laser autofocus

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Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

1.55µm pixel size, 1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.6'' sensor size, Dual Shot, HDR, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 3.0
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GPS Navigator

-

Beidou

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Mail
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

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Java

No

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gesture, gyro, heart rate, proximity