Amazon Firephone vs. Samsung Galaxy S5: Compare Key Features

The Fire-Phone Amazon's first, long-awaited smart-phone already in highly palpable because of its 3D display and new exclusive features firefly. By launching this most anticipated smartphone, Amazon has entered into the mobile market. Amazon's Fire Phone introduced with most amazing unique features. But it is not the only phone in such price range. Samsung Galaxy S5 is one among those which can give a hard core competition to this Amazon product. So in concern with these two recently launched gadgets, here is the detailed comparison between the two flagship mobile devices.

Display and Design: The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 5.1 inch display with super amoled screen, where the Amazon's smartphone comes with relatively smaller 4.7 inch IPS LCD display. Samsung Galaxy is lighter and slimmer than Fire phone. Also Galaxy S5 has different color variants like blue, white, black and copper, while Fire phone available only in black. The Fire Phone has Gorilla Glass on the back and front, side, while the Samsung S5 has plastic body with leather finish.

Processor and OS: Galaxy S5 powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core processor, in other hand the Amazon Fire Phone is powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core processor. Both are Android, but Galaxy S5 runs on new version Android v4.4 KitKat OS, while the Fire Phone uses a forked version of Android OS along with Amazon's Fire OS 3.5.

Camera and Memory: Both smart-phone pack with a lot of mega pixels into their rear camera, but Galaxy S5 introduces with 16 MP camera, which is more clear and sharp than Fire phone's 13 MP camera. The Fire phone has a total five front-facing camera, where four are sensors for dynamic perspective. Galaxy S5 smart-phones offer two storage options, and while Amazon’s device is the only available in 64 GB configuration, it does not provides a microSD card slot for expandability.

Battery and Price: The Galaxy S5 introduces with a 2800 mAh battery, while the Amazon Fire Phone comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2400 mAh battery. Thus Galaxy S5's battery has higher capacity than Fire phone.

There is no doubt that both of these smart-phones are loaded with great features. But one has to be the winner, so as per the comparison Samsung Galaxy S5 comes out as the uttermost option to buy amongst two.