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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-09-29 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 is a bit better than the Galaxy Note4, getting a score of 80.8 against 77.6. Even though Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note4 were released only a few months apart, Galaxy S5 is lighter and a bit thinner. The Galaxy S5 counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because although it has a bit smaller display and a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy S5 has as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Samsung Galaxy Note4 one, they have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB and exactly the same internal storage. The Galaxy S5 has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because although it has 4 lesser cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy S5 also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy S5 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note4. Both have a F2.2 aperture, a same size camera sensor, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video definition and a back-facing camera with a 16 MP resolution. The Galaxy Note4 counts with a bit superior battery performance than Galaxy S5, because it has a 3220mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
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