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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 1920 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Google Pixel 3 has a score of 80, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S5's 77.7 global score. Google Pixel 3's design is newer and a bit thinner, but just a little heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S5. Galaxy S5 and Google Pixel 3 both have really similar CPUs, because although the Google Pixel 3 has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and more processing cores.
The Galaxy S5 counts with a little sharper display than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a bit lower display density and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1920 x 1440px. The Samsung Galaxy S5 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a smaller sensor and a smaller aperture which is worse for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 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.
The Google Pixel 3 has a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Google Pixel 3 features just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S5, because it has 2915mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Google Pixel 3 is also a bit cheaper, which makes this phone an easy choice.
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