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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density432.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.9 f1.7 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Voice control
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesyesnoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.59 in5.59 in5.65 in5.61 in
Width2.85 in2.85 in2.78 in2.74 in
Depth0.32 in0.32 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight5.11 oz5.11 oz4.87 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
ANT+yesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputNoMHLMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemS-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMirrorLink
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnono
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time15.0 h21.0 h17.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyesyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
390.0 h
N/A
288.0 h
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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