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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
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25
4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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38
4.3 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density432.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonoyes
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps240.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB256GB
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
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantyesyesyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantyesyesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.59 in5.61 in5.86 in
Width2.85 in2.74 in2.68 in
Depth0.32 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.11 oz5.36 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyesyes
ANT+yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time390.0 h288.0 h326.0 h
Talk time21.0 h27.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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