Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus vs Sonim XP8

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

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  OLED

  XP8:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy S5 Plus: 190 g lighter

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  145 g

  XP8:

  335 g

• Width

  Galaxy S5 Plus: 7 mm narrower

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  72.5 mm

  XP8:

  79.5 mm

• Chipset

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)

  XP8:

  Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S5 Plus: 9.9 mm thinner

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  8.1 mm

  XP8:

  18 mm

• Height

  Galaxy S5 Plus: 10 mm shorter

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  142 mm

  XP8:

  152 mm

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. Galaxy S5 Plus

   Height:

   142 mm

   Width:

   72.5 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

2. 2. XP8

   Height:

   152 mm +10 mm versus Galaxy S5 Plus

   Width:

   79.5 mm +7 mm versus Galaxy S5 Plus

   Depth:

   18 mm +9.9 mm versus Galaxy S5 Plus

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. Galaxy S5 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

2. 2. XP8

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Galaxy S5 Plus has approximately 4% more rectangular screen area than XP8.

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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