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Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport
SM-G860| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 10.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 6.08 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Sport has an overall score of 77.8, which is just a bit better than the Fairphone 5's score of 75.5. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy S5 Sport has 4.4.2 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version, giving a couple additional features and better performance. Galaxy S5 Sport's body is just a bit thinner and way lighter than the Fairphone 5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The Fairphone 5 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a bit more vivid screen than Fairphone 5, although it has a quite lower count of pixels per inch in the display, a way lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Fairphone 5, although it has a back camera with way less mega-pixels resolution, a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for capturing photographs or videos in low light situations and a way tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lot lower quality images.
Fairphone 5 features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Fairphone 5 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 4200mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
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