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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2015-11-02 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 649.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3450mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| 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 S5 has a general score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than Google Nexus 6P's global score of 80.3. Galaxy S5 is an older and a little bit thicker phone than the Google Nexus 6P, but Samsung managed to build it somewhat lighter anyway. Galaxy S5 counts with a more vivid screen than Google Nexus 6P, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Galaxy S5 counts with just a bit better processing power than Google Nexus 6P, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy S5 also counts with an additional GPU. Galaxy S5 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Google Nexus 6P, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light captures and videos and a smaller sensor capturing lower quality photos and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Google Nexus 6P has a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Google Nexus 6P features better battery life than Galaxy S5, because it has a 3450mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
The Galaxy S5 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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