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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
Amazon Fire Phone
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2014-06-18 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.64 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1440 x 1920 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 285 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| 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
Galaxy S5 is just a bit better than Amazon Fire Phone, getting a general score of 77.7 against 71.1. These phones use Android operating system, but Galaxy S5 has the newer 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire Phone has Android 4.2.2 version, giving lots of additional features. The Galaxy S5 body is a little lighter and just a little bit thinner than Amazon Fire Phone, although they were released with only a couple months difference.
The Galaxy S5 has a little better performance than Amazon Fire Phone, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory and 4 cpu cores, the Galaxy S5 also has a better graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S5 has just a bit better screen than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1440, a quite bigger display and more pixels per screen inch.
The Amazon Fire Phone counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy S5 has a better camera than Amazon Fire Phone, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a much better video resolution and a back-facing camera with more mega pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a little better battery duration than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has a 17 percent bigger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S5 costs exactly the same than the Amazon Fire Phone, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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