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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1440 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Galaxy S7 is a bit better than the Galaxy S5, getting a 79.5 score against 77.7. Although the Galaxy S7 is just a little bit heavier than the Galaxy S5, it's just a bit thinner and newer. The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a little sharper display than Galaxy S5, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels count in each inch of screen and a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Galaxy S7 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 16 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 200 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 4 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
Galaxy S5 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a much tinier camera aperture and a tinier back-facing camera sensor which gives a lower image and video quality, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a back camera with a way higher 16 MP resolution.
The Galaxy S7 features a bit better battery life than Galaxy S5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S7 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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