A man reacts while trying out his new Samsung Galaxy S5
IN PHOTO: A man reacts while trying out his new Samsung Galaxy S5 in Jakarta, April 11, 2014. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd estimated that its January-March operating profit fell by 4.3 percent to 8.4 trillion won ($7.96 billion) as easing smartphone sales growth continued to weigh earnings down. REUTERS/Beawiharta Reuters/Beawiharta

For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy S5 or the HTC One Max, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The HTC One Max comes with a 5.9-inch Super LCD3 capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The Galaxy S5 is the clear winner in this category with 432 ppi pixels display density compared to the 373 ppi pixels display density on the HTC One Max.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 measures 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm and weighs 145 grams. The HTC One Max is comparatively bigger, wider, thicker and heavier. The device measures 164.5 x 82.5 x 10.3 mm and weighs 217 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is equipped with a 2.5 GHz quad core Krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 128 GB using a Micro SD card.

The HTC One Max is equipped with a 1.7 GHz quad core Krait 300 processor and Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 runs on the Android KitKat operating system and the HTC One Max runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM. In terms of computing power, the Galaxy S5 is the clear winner.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S5 sports a 16 MP primary camera with phase detection autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The HTC One Max sports a 4 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2.1 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with a Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 21 hours. The HTC One Max comes with a non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 25 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy S5 16 GB 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $609.95 and the HTC One Max 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $409.95 in Australia.

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