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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
Samsung Galaxy S4
LTE Korea 32 GBE330S
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2013-03-14 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 4.62 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1440 x 1920 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (8974) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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
Samsung Galaxy S4 has a score of 78.2, which is a bit better than the Galaxy S5's 77.7 global score. Samsung Galaxy S4 is an older phone than the Galaxy S5, but it's just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter anyway. Both of these devices have the same Android 4.4.2 operating system. The Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S5 have similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels in each display inch.
The Galaxy S5 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S4, and although they both have 4 CPU cores and a 2 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy S5 also has a much better graphics co-processor. Galaxy S4 has a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5, because although it has an external memory card slot that holds 64 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S5 has a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has 2800mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S5 takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy S4, and although they both have the same aperture, the Galaxy S5 also has a more mega pixels back-facing camera, a way better (4K) video quality and a bigger sensor.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S4 is also cheap compared to the Galaxy S5.
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