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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 576 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.78 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 has a general score of 80.8, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A21s's global score of 77.7. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy S5 has 4.4.2 version while Galaxy A21s has Android 10 version, giving a couple additional features. The Samsung Galaxy S5 body is lighter and a bit thinner than the Galaxy A21s, although it was released 6 years before.
Galaxy S5 features a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 1920 x 1080. Galaxy S5 features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A21s, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy A21s shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A21s also has a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and video, a much bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A21s has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S5, because it has a 79 percent larger battery size.
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