| Motorola Photon 4G | Samsung Galaxy S5 |
| Manufacture | Motorola | Samsung |
| Model | Photon 4G | Galaxy S5 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 158 gram | 145.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 127 x 67 x 12 | 142.00 x 72.50 x 8.10 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/1900/2100/CDMA800/CDMA1900 3G - 850/900/1900 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 4.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, autofocus, digital zoom | 16 megapixel, HDR video capture |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | NA | 2 megapixel, 1080p video capture |
| Display size | 4.3 inches | 5.10 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 540 | 1080 |
| Display height | 960 | 1920 |
| PPI | 256.15 | 431.94 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1 GHz dual core | 2.5 GHz quad-core |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card | 2 GB RAM. 16 / 32 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 64 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC, eAAC+, OGG | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1700 mAh | 2800 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 292 | 390 |
| Talktime (m) | 624 | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | IP67 |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |