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Samsung Galaxy S5

Full Specifications

Released · Mar 27, 2014

This device is also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900A, Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900T, Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900P, Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900V, Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900R4, Samsung Galaxy S5 Developer Edition

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Design
Dimensions	5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
Weight	5.11 oz (145.0 g)
Materials	Back: Plastic
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics	Fingerprint (swipe)
Features	Touch sensitive control keys, Interchangeable covers, Notification light
Keys	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, Blue, White

Display
Size	5.1-inch
Resolution	1920x1080px, 432 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body	69.76 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	2 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 2500 MHz Krait 400
GPU	Adreno 330
RAM	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage	32GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS	Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.4, 4.4.2), Samsung TouchWiz UI
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Battery
Capacity	2800 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	16 MP (BSI sensor, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 31 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	2.1 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB	microUSB, USB 3.0
HDMI	Yes
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
Other	NFC, ANT+, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
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Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	MHL
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Micro SIM
VoLTE	Yes
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Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced	Feb 24, 2014

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Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	16GB

with Exynos 5 Octa

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa
Processor	Octa-core 2100 MHz

for AT&T

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700 b)
Hearing aid compatible	M3/T3
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 07, 2014 FCC ID value: A3LSMG900A
Measured SAR	Head: 0.50 W/kg Body: 0.64 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.28 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.64 W/kg

for Verizon Wireless

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 4(AWS-1), 13(700 c)
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 07, 2014 FCC ID value: A3LSMG900V
Measured SAR	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.54 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

for Sprint

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 25(1900+), 26(850+)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 07, 2014 FCC ID value: A3LSMG900P
Measured SAR	Head: 1.06 W/kg Body: 1.01 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

for T-Mobile

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 07, 2014 FCC ID value: A3LSMG900T
Measured SAR	Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg

for U.S. Cellular

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 17(700 b)
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 10, 2014 FCC ID value: A3LSMG900R4
Measured SAR	Head: 0.63 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.82 W/kg

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	16GB
Dual SIM	Yes

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
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Overall User Rating

(71 reviews)

9.3

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8.8

Camera quality

9.4

Performance

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9.7

Battery life and charging

9.1

pooma [deleted]

First samsung flagship makes me happy

Posted: Mar 03, 2016, 12:10 AM

Phone owned for less than a month

It's an awesome phone, but some features are not useless. However, it's beautiful, the feel and grip are very nice, the camera is awesome and the screen is very good! The IP68 certification makes you feel safer as well.

DA775

Arena Apprentice

Fantastic on the whole

Posted: Dec 18, 2015, 4:05 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

Best phone I've owned so far. Display is fantastic as is the touchwiz UI, which I actually prefer to the near stock android I had on my old Xperia Z1C. Performance is very good overall and it blazes through most tasks. Web browsing including videos and downloads is speedy even over 3G. Deserves a shout out for durability as well, with the screen surviving more than its fair share of nasty drops completely unscathed as of yet. Battery is decent, but with heavy usage still needs a daily charge. Camera is decent, but disappointing in low light, especially the front facing camera which sucks in comparison to the iPhone 5C. Only issue so far is that the finger scanner completely stopped working after a couple of months, but that's probably a result of being dropped one too many times. IP67 Waterproofing is also a brilliant feature if you like using your phone in the bath/shower!

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Finger scanner stopped working

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rafaelpiresgomes

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Quite Impressive

Posted: Nov 26, 2015, 1:27 PM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

It's an awesome phone, but some features are not surprising/useless. However, it's beautiful, the feel and grip are very nice, the camera is incredible and the screen is breathtaking! The IP68 certification makes you feel safer as well.

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