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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 has an overall score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note 5's 79.3 global score. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is an older and just a little bit thicker device than Galaxy Note 5, but Samsung was able to make it somewhat lighter anyway. Both phones we are comparing use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S5 has the previous 4.4.2 version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1 version.
Samsung Galaxy S5 features a superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and an additional graphics processor. The Galaxy S5 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
Galaxy S5 has a camera that is very similar to the Galaxy Note 5 one, and although the Galaxy S5 has a tinier aperture, they both have the same back camera sensor size, a back facing camera with a 16 MP, the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates. Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a slightly better storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
The Galaxy S5 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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