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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S5's 80.8 score. The Galaxy S8 is a newer and a little bit thinner phone than the Galaxy S5, although it is just a bit heavier. Samsung Galaxy S5 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy S8, because although it has a little smaller screen and a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a just a bit better number of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB. The Galaxy S5 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy S8, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores (but faster) and 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU.
Galaxy S5 takes clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a lot tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and videos and a tinier sensor which offers a lower photo and video quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
Galaxy S8 counts with just a little better battery duration than Galaxy S5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
Galaxy S8 is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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