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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T720Qualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density432.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

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

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage128GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesyesno
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
ANT+yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes

Other features

FM radioyes
N/A
N/A
IRyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoMHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC

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 systemS-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMirrorLink
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 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
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Talk time15.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
390.0 h
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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