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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), having a global score of 80.8 against 79.2. Galaxy S5's body is a little bit thinner and lighter than the Galaxy A8 (2018), even though it was released many years before. The Galaxy S5 counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Galaxy S5 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy S5, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S5 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have a 16 MP back camera, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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