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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy S5

2.75 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
2.85 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
Available colors
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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
7 %
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45
4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
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42 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory2 GB2 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Screen size5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Height5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.75 in2.85 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in
Weight4.59 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
Pedometeryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
IRyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h390.0 h
Talk time17.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging yesyes

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