Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with a 5.1-inch screen that renders a resolution of 1,080×1,920 pixels, is powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core (Qualcomm Snapdragon 801) Krait 400 processor, it runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat operating system with 2 GB of RAM, has two variants of internal memories: 16 GB and 32 GB, expandable by up to 64 GB; has a 16 MP primary camera (LED flash) and a 2 MP secondary camera. The battery is a Li-Ion with a capacity of 2800 mAh.
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy S5: the incredible display, the battery that lasts very long and its primary camera. Plus, the phone is water resistant and supports microSD card slots.
Disadvantages of the Samsung Galaxy S5: mixed settings and notifications in the same area, “abusive” TouchWiz UI interference.
HTC One M8 comes with a5-inch screen that renders a resolution of 1,080×1,920 pixels, is powered by a 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) or a 2.3 GHz (US and EMEA) quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801) Krait 400 processor, it runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat operating system with 2 GB of RAM and offers two variants of internal memories: 16 GB and 32 GB, which are expandable by up to 128 GB. The phone has a 4 MP primary camera (dual-LED flash) and a 5 MP secondary camera, and the battery is a non removable Li-Po with a capacity of 2600 mAh
Advantages of the HTC One M8: the phone has a long lasting battery life, BoomSound stereo speakers and a decent camera.
Disadvantages of the HTC One M8: it’s not water resistant.
Sony Xperia Z2 comes with a 5.2-inch screen that renders a resolution of 1,080×1,920 pixels, is powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core (Qualcomm Snapdragon 801) Krait 400 processor and it runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat operating system with 3 GB of RAM. There is only one variant of internal memory of 16 GB, which can be expanded by up to 128 GB. The phone has a 20.7 MP primary camera (LED flash), a 2.2 MP secondary camera, and it’s equipped with a non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery.
Advantages of the Sony Xperia Z2: the phone hasa long lasting battery life and an aluminum chassis, a good camera and it’s water resistant.
Disadvantages of the Sony Xperia Z2: small internal memory.
Google Nexus 5 comeswith a 4.95-inch screen that renders a resolution of 1,080×1,920 pixels, it’s powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core (Qualcomm Snapdragon 800) Krait 400 processor, it runs on the Android v4.4 KitKat operating system (which is upgradable to the v4.4.2 KitKat version) with 2 GB of RAM. There are two variants of internal memories: 16 GB and 32 GB, but you can’t expand them. The primary camera is of 8 MP (LED flash) and the secondary camera is of 1.3 MP. The phone has a non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery.
Advantages of the Google Nexus 5: it runs on the latest Android version and receives updates on time. Another advantage is that the phone is cheaper than other competitors.
Disadvantages of the Google Nexus 5: the unexpandable internal memory and the short lasting battery life.
Motorola Moto X comes with a 4.7-inch screen that renders a resolution of 720×1,280 pixels, it’s powered by a 1.7 GHz duad-core (Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon) Krait processor and it runs on the Android v4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system (upgradable to the v4.4 KitKat version) with 2 GB of RAM. It has two variants of internal memories: 16 GB and 32 GB, which can’t be expanded. The phone has a 10 MP primary camera (LED flash) and a 2 MP secondary camera. Moto X has a non-removable Li-Ion battery with a capacity of only 220 mAh.
Advantages of the Motorola Moto X: it receives Android updates on time, it has gesture controls and it comes at a cheap price.
Disadvantages of the Motorola Moto X: the short lasting memory life, the lack of a microSD card slot and the display’s low resolution.
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