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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), having a global score of 80.8 against 72.8. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy S5 has 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. The Galaxy S5 body is notably lighter than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), but it's thicker and was released many years before.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a way better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080px resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has a little bit better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has 4 less CPU cores , and they both have 3 GB of RAM, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with an extra graphics processor. Galaxy S5 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photography and videos, and they both have a camera in the back with a 16 MP, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with better battery performance than Galaxy S5, because it has an 18% more battery size.
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