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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 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 | 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5's global score of 80.8. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s design is noticeably newer and just a bit thinner, but somewhat heavier than Galaxy S5. Samsung Galaxy S5 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy S5 has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5, because it has 128 GB internal storage and an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy S5 has a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a way tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and a much worse 16 MP resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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