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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.8 |
| 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 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.7 |
| 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 | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| 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
Galaxy S5 has an overall score of 80.8, which is better than the Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 score. Galaxy S5 is a newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 5, although it is a little bit thicker and notably heavier. The Galaxy S5 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS. The Galaxy S5 has a bit sharper screen than iPhone 5, because it has a larger screen, a lot better 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot better display pixels density.
Galaxy S5 features a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 5, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a better CPU than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores , an additional graphics co-processor and 2,01 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a really longer battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 2800mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S5 takes better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a way better video resolution, a larger back camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality, a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a larger aperture to capture better images and videos in low light situations.
Galaxy S5 is a lot more expensive than the iPhone 5, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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