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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WeightMDA Basic: 35 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Galaxy S5: 145 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 13.5 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Galaxy S5: 72.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 2.3 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Galaxy S5: 5.1 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) / TI OMAP 850Galaxy S5: Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
  • DepthGalaxy S5: 7.9 mm thinnerGalaxy S5: 8.1 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 37 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Galaxy S5: 142 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
Galaxy S5: 142 × 72.5 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
Galaxy S5: 142 × 8.1 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. Galaxy S5
    Height
    142 mm
    Width
    72.5 mm
    Depth
    8.1 mm
    Weight
    145 g
  2. 2. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    110 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationGalaxy S5MDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 142 Х 72.5 Х 8.1 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.1" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16/32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationGalaxy S5MDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 71.7 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.6%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 432 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationGalaxy S5MDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 31mm (standard)
  • 1/2.6''
  • 1.12µm
  • PDAF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual video call
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 22mm (wide)
Unknown
DxOMark Main ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 70
Unknown
DxOMark PhotoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 68
Unknown
DxOMark VideoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 75
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationGalaxy S5MDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
Unknown
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 44719
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 931
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 2412
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 2328
Unknown
GeekBench 4 BatteryLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 1119
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationGalaxy S5MDA Basic
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Charcoal Black
  • Copper Gold
  • Electric Blue
  • Shimmery White
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 390 h Talking time- Up to 21 h Music play - Up to 67 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Body build
  • plastic body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationGalaxy S5MDA Basic
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -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)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out)
  • USB Host
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
  • aptX
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
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)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationGalaxy S5MDA Basic
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationGalaxy S5MDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer
  • gesture
  • heart rate
  • Infrared port - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Versions: G900F (Europe)
  • G900I (Asia
  • Australia)
  • G900M (Vodafone)
  • G900A (AT&T)
  • G900T (T-Mobile)
  • G900W8 (Canada)
  • G900K/G900L/G900S (Korea)
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player

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