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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 has a score of 80.8, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. The Galaxy S5 is a much older and just a little thicker cellphone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but Samsung managed to make it just a little lighter anyway. The Galaxy S5 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Galaxy S5 also counts with more pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 256 GB. Galaxy S5 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking images and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little longer battery life than Galaxy S5, because it has a 7% more battery size.
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