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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 10.89 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A31 has an overall score of 81.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy S5's overall score of 80.8. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A31 has an older 10 version and Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2 version. Samsung Galaxy A31's body is newer, but just a little bit thicker and much heavier than the Galaxy S5.
Samsung Galaxy S5 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A31, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy S5 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A31, because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a better display pixels density.
Galaxy A31 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A31 also has a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and video, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photographs and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A31 counts with a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
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