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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 S5 Sport has a score of 77.8, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. The Galaxy S5 Sport construction is somewhat lighter than Galaxy A7 (2017), although it's thicker and was released 3 years before. The Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080, the Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 256 GB and more internal storage capacity. Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory and 4 less CPU cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for taking pictures and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a way higher video definition.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features greater battery duration than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity against 2800mAh.
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