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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 has an overall score of 80.8, which is slightly better than Galaxy A30's general score of 79.6. Although the Galaxy S5 is extremely older and just a little bit thicker than the Galaxy A30, it's design is still somewhat lighter. The Galaxy S5 features a lot better display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a better screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A30, because although it has less RAM and 4 lesser CPU cores (although faster), it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Galaxy S5 takes slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot tinier aperture which is not favorable for taking images and videos in low light environments, and they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a bigger sensor taking better quality photos and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy A30 features much more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy S5, because it has 64 GB internal storage and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A30 has a much better battery life than Galaxy S5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
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