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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
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Editiorial reviews
25
4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
53 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.4 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
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41
4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 420
RAM memory2 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density432.0 ppi432.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportyesnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Voice control
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantyesyesyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.59 in5.59 in5.59 in
Width2.85 in2.85 in2.85 in
Depth0.32 in0.32 in0.32 in
Weight5.11 oz5.11 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
yes
ANT+yesyesyes

Other features

IRyesyesyes
FM radio
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSS-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastMirrorLink
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time390.0 h
N/A
390.0 h
Talk time21.0 h15.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Wireless charging yesnoyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
N/A

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