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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-07-02 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 5.52 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G8S ThinQ is slightly better than the Galaxy S5, having a global score of 82.5 against 80.8. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but the LG G8S ThinQ has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2 version. Although LG G8S ThinQ is somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S5, it's just a bit thinner and noticeably newer.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a better screen than LG G8S ThinQ, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per display inch. The LG G8S ThinQ features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and more RAM.
The LG G8S ThinQ has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a little bit better camera than LG G8S ThinQ, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a way more mega pixels back camera.
The LG G8S ThinQ has improved battery life than Galaxy S5, because it has 3550mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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