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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 10.89 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A31 has a general score of 81.3, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5's overall score of 80.8. Galaxy A31's design is a lot newer, but much heavier and just a bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy S5. These devices use Android operating system, but Galaxy A31 has older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2.
Galaxy S5 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A31, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels density. The Galaxy A31 has a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy S5 has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A31, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Galaxy A31 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A31 also has a larger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in low-light environments, a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and pictures.
The Galaxy A31 features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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