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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8's general score of 76.7. Samsung Galaxy S5's body has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy J8, but it's somewhat lighter. Both devices we are comparing here come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy S5 has newer 4.4.2 version and Samsung Galaxy J8 has Android 10 version, giving some nice extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot higher display pixel density. Galaxy S5 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less processing cores , it also counts with an extra GPU.
Galaxy J8 counts with a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy S5 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a much smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and videos, and they both have a 16 mega-pixels camera in the back, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality pictures and videos and a lot better video definition.
Galaxy J8 has better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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