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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-11-01 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Aurora black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 222.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 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 + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| 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
The LG G8X ThinQ is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5, having an 82.7 score against 80.8. Both devices in our current comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but the LG G8X ThinQ has the previous 10 version while Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2 version. The LG G8X ThinQ is a noticeably newer phone than Galaxy S5, but it is just a bit thicker and a lot heavier.
The Galaxy S5 has a more vivid display than LG G8X ThinQ, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a higher number of pixels per inch of screen. The LG G8X ThinQ counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
The LG G8X ThinQ has a bit better camera than Galaxy S5, because although it has a much less megapixels resolution camera in the back and a lower (4K) video quality, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low-light photos and videos and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
The LG G8X ThinQ features much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. LG G8X ThinQ counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, LG G8X ThinQ is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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