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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 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 general score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than Motorola Edge 40's overall score of 77.2. Galaxy S5's construction is lighter than the Motorola Edge 40, but it is a little bit thicker and was released 9 years before. These devices come with Android OS, but Galaxy S5 has newer 4.4.2 version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13 version, so it counts with lots of additional features.
The Galaxy S5 has a bit better looking screen than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display density. Motorola Edge 40 counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S5 features a much greater hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and 5 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Motorola Edge 40 has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S5, because it has a 57% bigger battery capacity.
Motorola Edge 40 features a superior camera than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much larger aperture for better low-light images, a way larger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
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