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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 5.1 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2015-08-13 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 439.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) 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), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, having an 80.8 score against 79.3. The Samsung Galaxy S5 body is a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, although it is thicker and was released about 14 months before. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy S5 has 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1 version.
Samsung Galaxy S5 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a bit more storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Galaxy S5 has a superior CPU than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a graphics processor. The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+'s camera is very similar to Galaxy S5's camera, and although the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has a larger aperture, they both have a back facing camera with a 16 MP, the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video resolution and the same back camera sensor size.
The Galaxy S6 edge+ has a bit superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 7 percent greater battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy S5 is also cheaper, making this phone a very good choice.
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