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Samsung Galaxy S5
SM-G900| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-12-27 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A51 is slightly better than the Galaxy S5, having an 85.5 score against 78.2. Even though Galaxy A51 is somewhat heavier than Galaxy S5, it's a little bit thinner and much newer. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS, but Galaxy A51 has 11 version and Galaxy S5 has Android 5.0 version, providing lots of additional features.
The Galaxy S5 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy A51, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a just a little greater pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy A51 has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A51, because although it has 4 less cpu cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A51 has a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has a larger aperture, a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a much larger sensor.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy A51 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it a no doubt choice.
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