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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2016-08-02 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.5 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 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 |
| 10.78 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S5 has an overall score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note7's 79.5 global score. Although the Samsung Galaxy S5 is noticeably older and just a little thicker than Galaxy Note7, it's body is still somewhat lighter. The Galaxy S5 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a graphics processor.
The Galaxy S5 counts with a better looking display than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a lot lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels count per display inch. Galaxy Note7 features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5, because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 features improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 25% more battery size. The Samsung Galaxy S5 takes clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a tinier camera sensor capturing worse quality videos and photos and a much tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a lot higher 16 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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