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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Exynos 7904 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 | 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 | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.12 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has an overall score of 80.8, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A40's 79.6 global score. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is an a lot older, a bit thicker and just a little heavier phone than Samsung Galaxy A40. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy S5 has a newer 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy A40 has Android 11 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has 4 lesser processing cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics processor. The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a higher pixel count in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy A40 has much more memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A40 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S5, because it has an 11% greater battery size.
Galaxy S5 takes a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lot smaller aperture, and they both have a same resolution back camera, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a bigger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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