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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Galaxy S5 has a global score of 80.8, which is better than nubia Z20's score of 71.9. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android OS, but Galaxy S5 has the previous 4.4.2 version while nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy S5 is an extremely older cellphone than nubia Z20, but Samsung was able to make it a bit thinner and a lot lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a sharper screen than nubia Z20, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per inch in the display. The nubia Z20 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy S5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Nubia Z20 features a little better performance than Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 5 GB more RAM memory and more processing cores. The nubia Z20 features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
Nubia Z20 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy S5, because it has a way bigger camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs, a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos, a camera with a way better resolution and a way better 7680x4320 video definition.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is also very cheap compared to the other devices, making it a great choice.
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