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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A30s, with an 80.8 score against 79.8. The Galaxy S5 design is somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy A30s, although it's just a little thicker and was released 5 years before. These phones work with Android OS, but Galaxy S5 has the newer 4.4.2 version and Samsung Galaxy A30s has Android 11 version, offering some extra features.
Galaxy S5 has a lot better looking screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a much higher display pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a little faster CPU than Galaxy A30s, because although it has 4 less CPU cores (although faster) and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Galaxy S5 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a much less megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot tinier camera aperture which is worse for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a way higher video definition.
Samsung Galaxy A30s has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. The Galaxy A30s features a very superior battery life than Galaxy S5, because it has a 43% larger battery capacity.
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