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Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 4.4.2 |
| -- | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 305.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T720 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 has a general score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo's score of 70.8. Samsung Galaxy S5 has the same thickness and weight than Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy S5 has an older 4.4.2 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo has Android 5.1.
Galaxy S5 features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM, the Galaxy S5 also has an additional graphics processing unit and a larger number of faster cores. The Galaxy S5 has a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo, because although it has a bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1920 x 1440px and a little bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo count with quite similar memory to store more games and applications, they have an external memory card slot that allows up to 128 GB and the same 16 GB internal memory. The Galaxy S5 captures better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Neo, and although they both have the same resolution back camera and the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S5 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy S5 Neo and the Galaxy S5 count with very similar batteries performance.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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