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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2014-09-29 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 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 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 S5 Sport is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note4, with a general score of 77.8 against 77.6. Galaxy S5 Sport's design is lighter but a little thicker than Samsung Galaxy Note4, and both of them were released with only 3 months difference. The Galaxy S5 Sport counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because although it has less RAM and lesser cores , it also counts with an extra GPU.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a bit sharper display than Galaxy Note4, although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, a little smaller screen and a lot lower 1920 x 1080px resolution. Samsung Galaxy Note4 captures clearer videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Sport. Both have a same size camera aperture, the same resolution camera in the back, a same size back camera sensor, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution.
Galaxy Note4 counts with a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have an external memory card slot that admits up to 128 GB, the Galaxy Note4 also has 32 GB internal storage. Galaxy Note4 counts with a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
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