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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.88 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 is slightly better than Galaxy A7 (2017), having a general score of 80.8 against 75.8. Galaxy S5's design is incredibly lighter than Galaxy A7 (2017), but it's just a little bit thicker and was released 3 years before. Galaxy S5 counts with a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a better pixel amount in each inch in the display.
Galaxy S5 has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has less cpu cores , and they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy S5 also counts with an extra graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with greater battery life than Galaxy S5, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 2800mAh.
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