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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5's 80.8 general score. Even though Samsung Galaxy A42 is noticeably newer than Galaxy S5, it is incredibly heavier and just a little bit thicker. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has 11 version while Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2.
Samsung Galaxy S5 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A42, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a lot better display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a way better amount of pixels per inch of screen and a better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.
Galaxy A42 features a better camera than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A42 also has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a larger camera aperture to take better images in low light environments.
Galaxy A42 features a much better memory for applications and games than Galaxy S5, because it has an external memory card slot that admits up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A42 counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy S5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
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