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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 7.48 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 is much better than Galaxy J7 (2017), getting a global score of 80.8 against 73.5. These devices use Android OS, but the Galaxy S5 has 4.4.2 version and Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Galaxy S5's construction is lighter than Galaxy J7 (2017), although it is just a little bit thicker and was released many years before.
Samsung Galaxy S5 features a bit better processor than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a GPU. The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a much sharper display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a greater pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with just a bit more memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has an external memory card slot that admits 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB more internal storage. Galaxy S5 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a much tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light images, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a better resolution camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) features superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 29 percent bigger battery capacity.
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