Compare toshiba Satellite S55-B5289 with Satellite Radius P55W-B5224; which better

can someone make a comparison of these 2 laptops?    one has a i7-4710HQ processor that is supposed to be better than the i7-4510U processor but the later is laptop is supposed to be a high end better laptop??
is the S55 a 780 p laptop and the P55W a 1080 p laptop?

Satellite S55-B5289
Satellite Radius P55W-B5224
See specs above.
Yes, the Radius screen is 1080p and also has IPS. And it has a volume up/down button. backlit keyboard, and all 3 USB  ports are USB 3.0.
The Radius is missing an Ethernet port. Also, there is a problem that has not yet been resolved regarding its Intel Wireless-N 7260 card. Search this forum and you'll find many have difficulty with connection speed.
I wouldn't consider the difference in processors to matter.
-Jerry

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