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"The Samsung Galaxy S5 is one hell of a flagship smartphone (if you can put up with the plastic body), but it has been around a while. Can it stave off competition from the rumoured Samsung Galaxy Note 4? We decided to pit the devices in a spec fight to see if a winner is likely to emerge.  Design There&amp;#039;s a bit of crossover between the Galaxy S5 and Note 4. The display of the former is perhaps beyond the realms of a normal-sized smartphone. The Note 4, meanwhile, is gigantic and so neither device is for the faint-hearted. Or, rather, the small-handed.  With that said, the Galaxy S5 can get into a pocket without much ado, which is more than can be said for the Note 4. The exact size of the Note 4 is unknown, but if it&amp;#039;s the same or larger than the Note 3 it will feel like a small tablet, as opposed to a large phone.  Display Rumours suggest the Note 4 will have a 5.7 to 6.1-inch display, with either a 2,560x1,440-pixel Super AMOLED QHD or 4K display. The Galaxy S5 has a smaller display area to worry about, giving it a head start in the detail department, but the 1,920x1,080-pixel FHD screen is going to struggle to compete.  Other rumours suggest we may see a curved display for the Note 4, which would again differentiate it from the Galaxy S5. Arguably, though, such a large device would gain little from a curvature, unless you can fold it in half for easier transport.   Operating system The Samsung Galaxy S5 uses Android 4.4.2 as standard, which means the latest KitKat update in a slightly outdated form. We&amp;#039;ve seen one UK network mention the 4.4.3/4.4.4 update is coming, so this is more a matter of being patient than accepting the outdated. TouchWiz 5 overlays the Android experience.  The Galaxy Note 4 is undoubtedly going to feature the very latest version of KitKat but it could also introduce Android L - the next iteration of Google&amp;#039;s mobile operating system. Samsung is the king of Android so it would make a great deal of sense to introduce it to the biggest possible crowd.  It all depends on how ready Android L is. It&amp;#039;s being tested as we speak - does that mean a September release is possible? Here&amp;#039;s hoping.  Camera As cameras go, the Samsung Galaxy S5&amp;#039;s is hard to beat. The 16-megapixel ISOCELL can take great photos in rapid succession, along with excellent detail and clarity. Few cameras can really compete in smartphone form.  An internal roadmap suggests the Galaxy Note 4 will have the ISOCELL camera, which potentially means more detail with similar photographic results. The latest rumour suggests 16 megapixels and optical image stabilisation (OIS for short). A key difference is said to be the addition of a 3.7-megapixel front-facing camera, which would improve video call and selfie quality compared with the 2-megapixel offering on the Galaxy S5.  Performance Nobody has ever complained about the Galaxy S5 being slow. A quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.5GHz processor and 2GB of RAM give it a mighty punch when it comes to processing. Android is buttery smooth, while apps and games open and close in rapid fashion.  The Galaxy Note 3 was also very capable and, if the internet is correct, the Galaxy Note 4 will up the ante. Reports say the Snapdragon 805 will be used, which means even faster processing. Think a quad-core of at least 2.5GHz with 3GB - possibly 4GB - of RAM.  Battery life The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 2,800mAh battery, while the Galaxy Note 3 has 3,200mAh. It&amp;#039;s likely the Note 4 will have a larger battery to outweigh the inevitably larger power drain coming from a much higher resolution display. Think 3,500 to 4,000mAh.   A winner? We can only speculate about whether the Note 4 will put the Galaxy S5 to shame in the absence of confirmed specs. That&amp;#039;s not to say the S5 is slow, but time moves especially quickly in the world of technology. If the internet is correct, the Note 4 will be a powerhouse. Possibly the powerhouse to which others are compared.  Stay tuned in September for the full reveal. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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