Compare phones
Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2014-06-23 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1440 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 5, with a 77.7 score against 71.7. The Galaxy S5 comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system, while Apple iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x operating system. The Galaxy S5 is a newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 5, although it is a lot heavier and a little thicker.
The Galaxy S5 has a superior processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has an extra graphics processor, a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a little more vivid display than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a lot better 1920 x 1440px resolution, a greater pixels number in each display inch and a bigger screen.
IPhone 5 features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy S5 counts with a superior camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a larger aperture, a lot more megapixels camera and a larger camera sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 2800mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S5 is also a lot cheaper.
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