Samsung Electronics has come to the fifth generation of Galaxy smartphones with the release of Galaxy S5.
This state of the art smartphone promises enhanced features and specifications in comparison to its predecessor, the Galaxy S4. You would relish comparing these two smartphones for their features, specs and price. Let us compare these two smartphones to see how the S4 stacks up against the S5.
Price
The price of the smartphone has been the consideration of most of the people. When planning to purchase a smartphone, people prefer to purchase the one with latest features and specifications but available at a reasonable price. You can expect one thing for sure with the new releases of Samsung Electronics, there will not be any compromises with the features and specifications.
Design
The front of the Galaxy S5 smartphone is similar to its predecessor, the Galaxy S4. However, there is a slight change in the rear, with the S5 coming with soft perforated cover. The Galaxy S5 comes in black, white, copper gold and electric blue color. The S5 comes with a larger screen as compared to the S4. The bigger multi touchscreen when combined with other enhanced features makes the S5 heavier, thicker and bigger than the S4. The newly released S5 comes with water and dust resistant technology, along with an IP67 certification. This makes the smartphone acceptable to the masses despite being heavier and thicker than its predecessor.
Display
The S5 screen is slightly bigger than the S4 display. The 5 inches screen of the S4 has similar resolutions as that of the S5. However, the 5.1 inches touchscreen of the S5 comes with Adaptive Display that adjusts contrast, color gamut and white tone automatically.
Processor
The Galaxy S4 is powered with quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor in comparison to the quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.5 GHz processor of the Galaxy S5 smartphone. The S5 processor is certainly going to offer you more than its predecessor; however, the S4 is so slouch.
The Galaxy S4 has an internal memory of up to 64 GB with a RAM of 2GB. In comparison, the S5 comes with 16 or 32 GB internal memory options; however, the device has a microSD card slot for expanding memory up to 128 GB.
Operating System
The S4 comes equipped with Android OS version 4.4.2 Jelly Bean operating system. In comparison, the latest Galaxy S5 comes with Android OS version 4.4 KitKat.
The battery life of the GS5, considering its features and specifications, promises more than its predecessor, the Galaxy S4. The S5 comes with a 2800 mAh battery that could last at least two days as compared to the talk time of just one day, of the GS4.
The S4 is priced at $439.99 and the S5 is priced at $574.99.
The S5 has similar design as that of the Galaxy S4. However, in case you feel the need to upgrade your smartphone, with features such as better camera, fingerprint scanner and a heart rate monitor, the Galaxy S5 would be a suitable choice.
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