Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Oppo N3 vs Oppo R5: specs comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Oppo N3 vs Oppo R5: specs comparison
There are wild rumors and then there are wild rumors with big, bushy tails you refuse to believe until the very last minute! That rumor about Oppo announcing a sub 5-mm thin smartphone? It was one of them, and it totally came true! At a crazy 0.19 inches (4.85 mm) thin, the Oppo R5 is the skinniest handset ever produced. Lucky Gionee managed to snag the Guiness World Record on time with its Elife S5.1 smartphone, but it looks like they will have to return the award sooner than later. 

Anyway, the razor-thin Oppo R5 isn't the only gemfeat of engineering Oppo announced today. It also introduced the Oppo N3, a first of its kind smartphone with a motorized rotating camera, a multi-purpose fingerprint sensor, and lighting-fast charging. It's a very interesting device, if not one that will find mass appeal.

Did someone say mass appeal? Let the Samsung Galaxy S5 enter the stage. It's one of the best-selling Android phones in the West this year, and as Samsung's smartphone flagship, it has come to define the Android phone experience for a huge chunk of users. Comparing Oppo's forward-looking creations with Samsung's conservative, "better please everybody" product puts a wider, and interesting perspective on how different Android phones can be. What do you think?

Samsung Galaxy S5 OPPO N3 OPPO R5

Design

Dimensions
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
6.35 x 3.03 x 0.34 inches
161.2 x 77 x 8.7 mm
5.86 x 2.93 x 0.19 inches
148.9 x 74.5 x 4.85 mm
Weight
5.11 oz (145.0 g) 6.77 oz (192.0 g) 5.47 oz (155.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (swipe) Fingerprint (swipe)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Interchangeable covers, Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White White Gray, Gold

Display

Size
5.1-inch 5.5-inch 5.2-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 432 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED TFT AMOLED
Screen-to-body
69.76 % 67.18 % 75.28 %
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216 16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AA (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939
Processor
Quad-core
2500 MHz
Krait 400
Quad-core
2300 MHz
Krait 400
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 405
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB 32GB 16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB 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 Android (4.4), OPPO ColorOS UI Android (4.4.4), OPPO ColorOS UI

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh 3000 mAh 2000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera Swivel 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
16 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
13 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps), 720x480 (DVD)
Video calling
Front
2.1 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.0 4.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 3.0 microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
MHL Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
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) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 3(1800), 1(2100), 7(2600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300) Bands 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) 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 LTE, HSPA, UMTS LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM, Micro SIM Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2014
FCC ID value: R9C-R8106
Measured SAR
Head: 0.27 W/kg
Body: 1.22 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2014 Oct 29, 2014
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