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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-06-06 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Gray and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 500.00 |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is a little bit better than the Moto Z4, having an 80.8 score against 79.8. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S5 has 4.4.2 version and Moto Z4 has Android 10 version. The Samsung Galaxy S5 body is lighter than the Moto Z4, but it's just a little thicker and was released 5 years before.
The Galaxy S5 has a bit more powerful processor than Motorola Moto Z4, because although it has 4 lesser processing cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Motorola Moto Z4, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch of screen.
The Motorola Moto Z4 shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Motorola Moto Z4 also has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality, a camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot larger aperture for better low light captures and videos.
The Motorola Moto Z4 counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5, because it has more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Moto Z4 counts with superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S5, because it has a 29 percent bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy S5 is also by far the cheapest, making it a great choice.
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