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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, blue and white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 576 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M12, having a global score of 80.8 against 80. Galaxy S5's design is thinner and incredibly lighter than Samsung Galaxy M12, although it was released 7 years before. Both devices in our current comparison include Android operating system, but the Galaxy S5 has 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy M12 has Android 10 version, so it provides the user lots of additional features.
Galaxy S5 counts with a lot better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher pixels number per inch in the screen and a better 1920 x 1080 resolution. Galaxy M12 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy S5 features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU. Galaxy M12 features a very superior battery duration than Galaxy S5, because it has a 114 percent more battery capacity.
The Galaxy M12 has a bit better camera than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy M12 also has a lot more MP camera and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited situations.
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