Samsung Galaxy S5 CDMA vs Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S5 CDMA

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Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)

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Samsung Galaxy S5 CDMA or Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S5 CDMA Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)
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Release date 2014, February 2014, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
Battery 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 390 h
Talking time - Up to 21 h
Music play - Up to 67 h
Talking time - Up to 16 h
Music play - Up to 46 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" in 5.1" in
Screen area 71.7 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.6% 69.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF -16 MP, 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) 2 MP
Functions Dual video call Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Exynos 5422 Octa
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 - Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T628 MP6
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 139 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 373 373

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G900F (Europe), G900I (Asia, Australia), G900M (Vodafone), G900A (AT&T), G900T (T-Mobile), G900W8 (Canada), G900K/G900L/G900S (Korea)

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H

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