Comparison of HP Elite x3 and Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A smartphones based on their characteristics

HP Elite x3

Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

HP

Samsung

Phone model

Elite x3

Galaxy S5 LTE-A

Year of release

2016

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

162 mm

142 mm

Body width

84 mm

73 mm

Body thickness

7.8 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

195 g

145 g

Volume

105.38 cm³

83.39 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Gray

• Blue

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 805

CPU clock speed

2150 MHz

2500 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1536 kB

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv7-A

Manufacturing process

14 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Qualcomm Adreno 530

• Adreno 420

GPU clock speed

624 MHz

600 MHz

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

4 GB

3 GB

RAM type

LPDDR4

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

1866 MHz

800 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

4

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 64 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

256 GB

128 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084

Operating system

Operating system

Windows 10 Mobile

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

4150

2800

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Adapter output power

• 5 V / 2 A

Call duration in GSM networks

33 h

Standby time in GSM networks

500 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

33 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

500 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.96 in

5.1 in

Screen resolution

2560 x 1440 pixels

2560 x 1440 pixels

Resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

493 ppi

576 ppi

Screen technology

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Screen brightness

550 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

16 Mp

16 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

5312 x 2988 pixels

5312 x 2988 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix model

Samsung S5K2P2XX

Photomatrix type

CMOS

ISOCELL

Photomatrix size

5.95 x 3.35 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.12 μm

Crop factor

6.34

Aperture

f/2

f/2.2

Number of lens elements

6

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

8 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3771 x 2121 pixels

1886 x 1061 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Samsung S5K8B1

Aperture

f/2.2

Number of lens elements

5

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

• LTE Cat 6

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

USB Type-C

Micro USB

USB standard

3.0

3.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Pedometer

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

USB Type-C

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Outlook
• MS Exchange
• Twitter
• Windows Live Messenger

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.69 W/kg