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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-08-21 | 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | 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 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 has a global score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note5's general score of 80.2. The Galaxy S5 body is lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note5, but it is just a bit thicker and was released a bit more over a year before. Galaxy S5 has a much better screen than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixel amount in each inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Samsung Galaxy S5 features just a bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 7% more battery size. The Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note5 have very similar cameras, and although the Galaxy S5 has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing images or videos in low light situations, they both have a same resolution camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same size back-facing camera sensor.
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