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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Samsung Galaxy S5 has an overall score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3's general score of 76.3. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy S5 has the older 4.4.2 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Samsung Galaxy S5 design is somewhat lighter than the Huawei nova 3, but it's just a little bit thicker and was released 4 years before.
Galaxy S5 counts with a better looking screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per display inch. Samsung Galaxy S5 features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and 3 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The Huawei nova 3 features a much greater memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB. The Huawei nova 3 has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S5 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3, although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures and/or video in low-light situations, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video definition.
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