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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 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 |
| -- | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.76 |
| 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 A9 (2018) is just a bit better than Galaxy S5, with an 85.2 score against 80.8. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) construction is newer and a little bit thinner than the Galaxy S5's, but it's also noticeably heavier. The Galaxy S5 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per display inch.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage. The Galaxy S5 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 36 percent greater battery size. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) shoots clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S5, because although it has a tinier camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and images, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in low light environments and a back facing camera with much more mega pixels.
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