HTC One XL vs Samsung Galaxy S5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  One XL:

  LCD

  Galaxy S5:

  OLED

• Weight

  One XL: 16 g lighter

  One XL:

  129 g

  Galaxy S5:

  145 g

• Width

  One XL: 2.6 mm narrower

  One XL:

  69.9 mm

  Galaxy S5:

  72.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  One XL: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  One XL:

  4.7 in

  Galaxy S5:

  5.1 in

• Memory variants

  At 32 GB storage

  One XL:

  1 GB RAM

  Galaxy S5:

  2 GB RAM

• Chipset

  One XL:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

  Galaxy S5:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. One XL

   Height:

   134.8 mm

   Width:

   69.9 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +0.8 mm versus Galaxy S5

2. 2. Galaxy S5

   Height:

   142 mm +7.2 mm versus One XL

   Width:

   72.5 mm +2.6 mm versus One XL

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. One XL

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   60.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

Galaxy S5 has approximately 17.7% more rectangular screen area than One XL.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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