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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2014-09-29 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| 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 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note4, getting an 80.8 score against 77.6. The Galaxy S5 is a lighter and just a little bit thinner device than the Samsung Galaxy Note4, although they were released with only a couple of months difference. The Galaxy S5 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy Note4, because although it has less processing cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because although it has a bit smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite better display pixel density. Galaxy Note4 and Galaxy S5 have similar storage to store more apps and games, both have the same internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
Galaxy S5 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note4. Both have a same size aperture, the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the same sensor size and a 16 mega pixels resolution back camera. Samsung Galaxy Note4 features a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 3220mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
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