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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| 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 7420 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| 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 is a bit better than Galaxy Note5, with an 80.8 score against 80.2. Although Galaxy S5 is older and a little thicker than Galaxy Note5, it's design is still somewhat lighter. The Galaxy S5 counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels density.
Galaxy S5 counts with a slightly better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 128 GB. Galaxy S5 counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has less cpu cores (but faster) and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy Note5's camera is very similar to the camera in Samsung Galaxy S5, and although the Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and video, they both have the same video frame rate, a camera with a 16 mega pixels, a same size sensor and the same 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a bit better battery life than Galaxy S5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
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