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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5's 80.8 general score. Samsung Galaxy Note9's body is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy S5's, but it is heavier and a little bit thicker. Galaxy S5 has a much better screen than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a much smaller display and a much lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite higher pixels count in each screen inch.
Galaxy Note9 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM and a higher number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Note9 takes slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy S5, because although it has a worse (4K) video resolution and a way lower 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot bigger aperture to take better captures and videos in low light environments and a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy Note9 features a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5, because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy Note9 has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
Galaxy Note9 is a little more expensive than the Galaxy S5, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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