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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 158.00 |
| 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a general score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S5's general score of 80.8. Galaxy S9's construction is much newer than the Galaxy S5's, although it's just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy S9, because although it has a lot worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher pixels density.
The Galaxy S9 has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). The Samsung Galaxy S9 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S5, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution and a back-facing camera with a much lower resolution, it also counts with a much bigger diafragm aperture and a bigger sensor which provides a better image and video quality.
The Galaxy S9 features a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 400 GB and more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a little longer battery performance than Galaxy S5, because it has a 7% bigger battery size.
The Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, making it an obvious call.
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