Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)

Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)

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Samsung Galaxy S3

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Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) or Samsung Galaxy S3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) Samsung Galaxy S3
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Release date 2014, March 2012, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.78 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 133 g | 4.69 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
Battery 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h
Music play - Up to 46 h
Stand by time - Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" in 4.8" in
Screen area 71.7 cm2 63.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.6% 65.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 306 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3'', AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 1.9 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 1.9 MP, f/2.6
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Exynos 5422 Octa - Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Mali-400MP4
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 139 60
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 373 117
GeekBench 4 Single Core 505
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1253
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 726
GeekBench 4 Battery 787

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 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 - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 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)

- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H

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