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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| 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 | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a score of 77.8, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 score. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport is a much older and thicker phone than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but Samsung was able to make it lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a little faster CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB and 16 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for shooting photos in low light situations, and they both have a back facing camera with a 16 mega pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 29 percent more battery size.
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