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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
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3.9 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
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3.5 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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40
4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.3Android 4.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.0 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-core
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.8 in4.0 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density217.0 ppi306.0 ppi233.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nonoyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesnoyes
HDR
N/A
nonono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f2.6 f2.2 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB32GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.93 in5.38 in4.78 in5.59 in
Width2.6 in2.78 in2.48 in2.85 in
Depth0.33 in0.34 in0.39 in0.32 in
Weight4.09 oz4.69 oz3.95 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFC
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
3.0/3.1
Video output
N/A
MHLNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
noyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time710.0 h830.0 h450.0 h390.0 h
Talk time18.0 h22.0 h14.0 h21.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyes
Fast charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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