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it's pretty common nowadays to see a large company like Samsung be targeted by other companies when it comes to their flagship smartphone devices trying to dethrone the galaxy but this time it's by a smaller company whose first flagship device outing really tries to take the crown of most affordable phone for all the power that it provides hey it's Josh McGann from Android thority what's going on everybody and here's a look at the 1+1 versus the Samsung Galaxy s5 whereas we have a somewhat fresh look at a flagship smartphone from one plus the terms Samsung and galaxy are so familiar that they tend to make you think of specific design choices the s5 essentially looks like its predecessors putting rounded corners on a plastic body and the same button layout we've come to expect returns with the tactile home button and the back and now recent apps key is flanking it buttons line the sides and the bottom has a cover for the microUSB charging slot which is a nuisance to use but does help the phone's IP certification it's on the back that we find a change as the removable back houses the addition of a heartrate monitor but is now made up of a perforated or dimpled plastic this is perhaps the most polarizing design choice and to us it's not really a step forward for Samsung's design language overall oneplus look to create a phone that was elegant but also kept it simple you don't get many extra features like a removable battery or expandable storage like found in the removable backing of the s5 the shell of the oneplus one is removable and replaceable with different materials soon to make it to the oneplus store but nonetheless this large device sporting a 5.5 inch screen a silver lining around the front panel a sandstone sandpaper-like material for the back of this version of the phone and a typical button layout size really dictates much of this part of the battle though the now larger bezel of the galaxy s5 helps make it somewhat closer to the size of the one the oneplus behemoth is still a tougher device to work with in one hand the 5.1 inch screen of the galaxy s5 doesn't really blow up the s5 too much compared to its predecessors and as far as looks go it depends on your tastes though we will say that the s5 doesn't feel like too much of a step forward in terms of its aesthetics to its credit however the s5 will survive more due to its IP certification on the other hand anyone preferring simplicity will find it with the 1+1 just in a pretty large package Samsung Super AMOLED technology once again goes up against the competition and in this case it is the 5.5 inch LTPS performer of the one the s5 has all the typical benefits of this display tech providing high contrast between the colors that are all incredibly vivid to some perhaps too vivid but that saturation can be toned down if truly needed the larger screen of the oneplus one is a great color producer in its own right and having more real estate can make media even more fun to consume like with video games or movies viewing webpages or reading text won't be an issue either way with pixel densities of over 400 in either device while size will be a big factor in your choice here once again we will admit that the high saturation and contrast of the Super AMOLED screen does make the viewing experience of the s5 really enjoyable and it's in performance that we see a pretty even playing field with both phones supporting the Snapdragon 801 and the adrenal 330 with two gigabytes of RAM there's no doubting how great the performance packages are and thus it is up to the optimizations of the software to provide a great experience oneplus gets the advantage with Sandridge in mod the high powered version that takes inspiration from stock Android and is a snappy time all around the galaxy s5 on the other hand has TouchWiz which often gets a bad rap for being too robust for its own good and thus suffering from some lag thankfully TouchWiz this time has been getting it's improvements in recent years and the s5 provides a pretty good example of that lag is thankfully pretty minimal with the only real instances coming when the operating system has to load multiple elements all together like in the my magazine but ultimately there is speed to be had in either device no matter which flavor of Android you end up choosing if there's one thing that Samsung has always tried to do its pack as much as possible into their smartphones and that shows in the hardware aspect the s5 comes with the kind of tropes power users usually want a removable battery expandable storage all connectivity options including an IR blaster and sensors for various gestures you may or may not use but on top of all of this are two main editions of the heartrate monitor and the fingerprint scanner embedded into the large home button in my time with the s5 though I found both of these features to not really add that much value the HRM is far from an ideal tool for anyone truly into fitness though it could come in handy maybe just once in a while and the finger scanner though it does add some extra security to the phone is not an ideal tool for anyone that prefers faster unlocking of their phones the one on the other hand provides the essentials and not too much more the battery doesn't allow for the removable battery or expandable storage but it packs pretty much every core connectivity tool where the one does shine is in providing as much as it can for an affordable price for a good price you can get the version of the oneplus one with 64 gigabytes of on-board storage which should be plenty for all but the most power hungry users battery life on other device fared quite well though the galaxy s5 does come with some robust choices for power saving and by making the right choices on the s5 you could really make it go above and beyond especially with the ability to replace that battery if you need to a new 16 megapixel camera and the galaxy s5 looks to improve the smartphone photography game while the 13 megapixel shooter of the oneplus one takes the conventional camera experience but there's a lot of features into it the galaxy s5 did away with all the different modes you may or may not have used from the s4 and put in plenty of replacements most of which proved kind of useful like the live HDR and the selective focus modes and while these modes might not always work perfectly they certainly helped make photos pop when they did throw under that a ton of other options for catering the shot to one's liking and we have a pretty powerful ISO cell camera that took some pretty great photos furthering Samsung's prowess in this particular aspect the oneplus one on the other hand takes on the 13 megapixel optics package but its software brings a lot to the table swipe up and down on the interface and you'll see all the different modes and filters to really make the shot what you want it to be there are quite a few options underneath as well even the ability to choose what video codec you want to use for video capture the one provided very clean shots providing a great experience that it was at once pretty easy to use and pretty powerful and when it comes to choosing either camera it really depends on what kind of scene production you want Samsung often puts quite a bit of saturation into the photos their phones produce and the ISO cell performer is no exception you don't get quite as much saturation in the colors of the oneplus one but its sharpness level is still on par though the 16 megapixels of the s5 might make it the better choice for cropping down image and finally in software both Samsung and oneplus took very different routes to create their flavors of Android we'll start with Samsung and it's a long-running TouchWiz interface it's gotten a bit of a makeover and does look a bit cleaner and when it comes to general functionality TouchWiz has always been chock-full of different features everything from navigation gestures to the multi window to even a toolbox for easily accessing a number of used applications while those features might be useful and pretty welcome others aren't quite as much the my magazine in particular is 2 curated and doesn't provide enough freedom to cater the newsfeed otherwise it's a pretty familiar experience for any Android user the recent apps button brings a familiar multitasking experience and for all TouchWiz provides that you may or may not use it's not hard to get the common and daily tasks done in no time one plus on the other hand employed the help of the powerful custom ROM team CyanogenMod to bring an experience that's much like the stock Android built put on steroids on the surface it looks like Android KitKat but go underneath the surface and you'll find a lot of customization options like in the theme showcase and even options to tweak the button layouts to your liking cyanogen flavor tools like the gallery app and the features that you can only get on a custom built operating system like for example on native screen recorder sweeten the pot for many users custom roms bring features that users could only wish the simplistically elegant stock Android interface had and in the oneplus one CM has been given that spotlight so when it comes to choosing which software is for you that's all about choice Samsung might have you with its flavor of Android replete with multitasking tools and a fingerprint scanner if that's really what you need or the oneplus can bring you a great-looking Android build that if that is ultimately the look you're going for can be catered exactly to the way that you want it otherwise though the galaxy s5 can easily be had on contracts throughout every carrier pretty much anywhere by now the oneplus one is still a little tough for the masses to get their hands on that being said the power of the one does run a lot cheaper unlocked at $2.99 for the base model and 349 for the 64 gigabyte version used in this comparison and so there you have it two giants going at it the giants that is Samsung the drying company with a very colorful history of successful smartphone releases and then first giant released by a relatively new company that tried to make one of the most powerfully affordable phones yet in a way both of these phones succeed at exactly the what they wanted to do samsung continues its smartphone pedigree while oneplus made a big splash with their much-sought-after device especially considering its price it might be some time before the oneplus one is available widely and without going through hoops but I think that when that time comes anyone willing to put in a bit of effort will flock to it on the other hand no one can count out Samsung and the Galaxy s5 is the most feature packed phone they have ever released you can't go wrong with the galaxy s5 simply because Samsung has proved the worth of the galaxy but if you are looking for something different or fresh then maybe the alternative would definitely be the one as always thank you guys very much for watching and I hope you enjoyed this comparison of the oneplus one and then this time the Samsung Galaxy s5 the galaxy s5 is of course the behemoth in the smartphone space but oneplus has definitely made a splash with their flagship device providing a experience that is not only affordably priced but is still very powerful despite it and it can essentially be a good contender to the galaxy s5 ultimately the choice is up to you so keep it tuned here to watch all of the coverage of both of these phones including our full reviews which you can see right over on the side and also don't forget to check out the content from my colleagues in Android Joe J's Kevin the tech ninja and lawn after that drop us some likes in our videos don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already and of course once you're done with all of that head on over to Android authority comm because we are your source for all things Android