Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

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

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia Z5 Compact: 7 g lighter

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  145 g

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  138 g

• Width

  Xperia Z5 Compact: 7.5 mm narrower

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  72.5 mm

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  65 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia Z5 Compact: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  5.1 in

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  4.6 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S5 Plus: 0.8 mm thinner

  Galaxy S5 Plus:

  8.1 mm

  Xperia Z5 Compact:

  8.9 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 +15 mm versus Xperia Z5 Compact

   Width:

   72.5 mm +7.5 mm versus Xperia Z5 Compact

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

2. 2. Xperia Z5 Compact

   Height:

   127 mm

   Width:

   65 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +0.8 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. Xperia Z5 Compact

   Screen diagonal:

   4.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   58.3 cm²

Galaxy S5 Plus has approximately 22.9% more rectangular screen area than Xperia Z5 Compact.

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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