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Samsung Galaxy E7 vs Galaxy E5 vs Galaxy S5: intergalactic specs comparison

posted by Peter K. / Jan 06, 2015, 11:59 AM

Samsung Galaxy E7 vs Galaxy E5 vs Galaxy S5: intergalactic specs comparison

Just as we told you a couple of weeks ago, Samsung has been secretly working on a new mid-range smartphone lineup for 2015 over the past few months or so. Well, today Samsung removed the shroud of mystery and revealed the Galaxy E family, which consist of the Samsung Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7, two predominantly mid-ranged devices that are cheaper alternatives to the higher-positioned Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7.

Skipping through the specs sheets of both new members of the broad galaxy of Samsung devices reveals their nitty-gritty - the 720p Super AMOLED displays and the quad-core chipsets running at 1.2GHz are definitely not made of "flagship material", even as per last year's standards.

Thus, it won't be fair quite fair, but we simply have to put them against Samsung's battle-tested Galaxy S5 veteran, which is gradually starting to get a little long in the tooth. That's it, we said it - check out our full-blown specs comparison between the S5 and some of its newest cousins, the E7 and the E5

Front view
Side view

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Samsung Galaxy E7 vs Samsung Galaxy E5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5

Display

Display size

5.5 inches

5.0 inches

5.1 inches

Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels

Pixel density

267 ppi

294 ppi

432 ppi

Technology

Super AMOLED

Screen-to-body ratio

71.82 %

69.49 %

69.76 %

Colors

16 777 216

Camera

Rear

Yes

Main camera

13 megapixels

8 megapixels

16 megapixels

Hardware Features

Autofocus

Autofocus, CMOS image sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Phase detection autofocus

Specifications

Aperture size: F2.2; Focal length: 31 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.6"; Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Flash

LED

Software Features

Touch to focus, Face detection, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Effects

Touch to focus, Smile detection, Face detection, Voice activation, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Burst mode, HDR, Panorama, Night mode, Effects

Digital image stabilization, Touch to focus, Smile detection, Face detection, Voice activation, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Burst mode, HDR, Panorama, Night mode, Scenes, Effects

Video recording

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD), 640x480 (VGA)

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)

Recording format

MPEG4, H.264

Features

Video calling, Video sharing

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Continuous autofocus, Digital image stabilization, Video calling, Video sharing

Front

5 megapixels

2.1 megapixels

Video capture

1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design

Dimensions

5.94 x 3.03 x 0.28 inches (151 x 77.2 x 7.3 mm)

5.57 x 2.76 x 0.29 inches (141.6 x 70.2 x 7.3 mm)

5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches (142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm)

Weight

4.97 oz (141 g)

4.94 oz (140 g)

5.11 oz (145 g)

Materials

Back: Plastic; Frame: Metal

Back: Plastic

Resistance

Water, Dust

IP certified

IP 67

Biometrics

Fingerprint (swipe)

Features

Touch sensitive control keys, Interchangeable covers

Hardware & Performance

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC

Processor

Quad-core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53

Quad-core, 2500 MHz, Krait 400, 32-bit, 28 nm

GPU

Adreno 306

Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB

1.5 GB

2 GB LPDDR3

Internal storage

16 GB

32 GB

Storage expansion

Slot Type

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSDXC, microSDHC, microSD

OS

Android (5.1 Lollipop, 4.4.4), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Android (5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.4), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.4, 4.4.2), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Battery

Capacity

2950 mAh

2400 mAh

2800 mAh

Talk time

21.00 hours

Stand-by time

16.2 days (390 hours)

Talk time (3G)

18.00 hours

16.00 hours

21.00 hours

Music playback

88.00 hours

71.00 hours

67.00 hours

Video playback

14.00 hours

12.00 hours

13.00 hours

Cellular

LTE (FDD)

Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20

Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20

UMTS

850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz

GSM

850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

Data

LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Multimedia

Screen mirroring

Wireless screen share

MHL

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7 Comments

1. clirim

Posts: 34; Member since: Feb 06, 2014

Looking forward for the E5 ,great quality samsung,great specs.

posted on Jan 06, 2015, 12:14 PM 5

2. TyrionLannister unregistered

Mid rangers vs a flagship. Seems like a perfect comaparison to PA.

posted on Jan 06, 2015, 12:18 PM 0

3. sun0066

Posts: 257; Member since: Feb 12, 2011

And since when Samsung galaxy s5 has 32 gb ,go and find one in the state they put just 16 gb so a5 some point you are force to upgrade

posted on Jan 06, 2015, 1:38 PM 0

6. andriodfanboy1

Posts: 163; Member since: Jul 22, 2014

i have s5 32gb variant dude

posted on Jan 07, 2015, 12:25 PM 0

7. TechieXP1969

Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013

Again, the USA isnt the whole world. You can purchase the 32GB model in the US,its just not available at carriers. There are more places to buy phones other than carriers.