Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA) specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA)
  • Released 2014, April 144.9g, 7.9mm thickness Android 4.4.2, up to 5.0.1, TouchWiz UI 16GB storage, microSDXC
  • Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Adreno 330 Micro-SIM About 537.6 USD
  • 5.1" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP 2160p
  • 2GB RAM Snapdragon 801
  • 2800mAh Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA) overview

Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA) is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2014, April. Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA) has 5.1 inch, Super AMOLED, a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It uses Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) chipset, Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Micro-SIM. Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA) has 16MP Single main camera, 2MP Single selfie camera. Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA) uses Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA) is about 537.6 USD.

Score the key features of Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA) compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 56 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 55 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 70 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 70 / 100 points
  • Price: 58 / 100 points

Samsung Galaxy S5 (USA) full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 - all versions
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G900V, SM-G900P
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - all versions
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-G900V, SM-G900P
4G bands 4, 13 - SM-G900V
2, 4, 5, 12, 17 - SM-G900R4
25, 26, 41 - SM-G900P
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, HSPA

LAUNCH

Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 142 x 72.4 x 7.9 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.31 in)
Weight 144.9 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY

Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM

OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0

MAIN CAMERA

Single 16 MP, 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 2 MP
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Infrared port Yes
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
  ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging PMA wireless charging
Stand-by Up to 480 h
Talk time Up to 27 h
Music play Up to 77 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmery White
Models SM-G900V, SM-G900R4, SM-G900P, SM-G9006V
SAR 1.07 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.50 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body)
Price About 537.6 USD

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