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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 12 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2022-07-21 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Glass, Metal and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Tensor (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP20 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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
Galaxy S5 has a global score of 80.8, which is a bit better than the Google Pixel 6a's 76.4 general score. Even though Galaxy S5 is incredibly older than the Google Pixel 6a, it's design is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter. These phones come with Android operating system, but Galaxy S5 has a more recent 4.4.2 version and Google Pixel 6a has Android 12 version, giving a couple nice extra features.
Galaxy S5 has a way better looking screen than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy S5 counts with a very superior performance than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy S5 features a little bit better camera than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate and a much smaller camera aperture which is not good for taking photographs and videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
Google Pixel 6a has a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Google Pixel 6a counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S5, because it has 4410mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy S5 is also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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