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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-07-07 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 has a general score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition's 80.4 general score. The Galaxy S5 is a noticeably older and just a little thicker phone than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, but Samsung could make it somewhat lighter anyway. The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a little smaller screen and a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S5 has a little better performance than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 shoots clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller camera sensor taking worse quality photographs and videos and a much tinier aperture which is not so good for taking pictures and video in low-light environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also counts with a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with just a little better battery performance than Galaxy S5, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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