Older flagship · 2015

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

Name: Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo
Brand: Samsung

From ₦32,000 to ₦80,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked just now

Our Take CPU benches behind recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e

An older flagship with a compact body and an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery and 16GB storage show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength Compact high-end size, AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (2800mAh), 16GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.1″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Exynos 7580 Octa 2 / 16 GB

2800 mAh

16 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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What stands out

Compact high-end phone — rare mix of small size and strong performance

AMOLED display — rare at this price

IP67 water resistance — rare at this price

Display

5.1″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.1"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) · 8-core 1.6 GHz · Mali-T720MP2

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

35,233

CPU

8-core, 1.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-T720MP2

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

8x Cortex A53 1.6 GHz

Camera

16 MP f/1.9 main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

16 MP f/1.9

Front camera

5 MP f/1.9

Main sensor

Samsung S5K2P2XX, 1/2.6", 1.12µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

2800 mAh

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

2800 mAh

Removable

Yes

Memory

2 GB RAM · 16 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

16 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.0

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

USB

Micro-USB

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Micro-SIM

Build & Design

145 g · 8.1 mm · IP67

Built to last

Height

142.0 mm

Width

72.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

Weight

145 g

IP rating

IP67

Water resistant

Sensors

Accelerometer · gyro · proximity · compass

Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 6s

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.1″ vs 4.7″ screen

63% larger battery capacity

2,800 mAh vs 1,715 mAh battery

Better protected

IP67 vs None protection

Lower benchmark score

35k vs 175k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

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Where to buy

4 sellers·Used from ₦32,000

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obi1010communication

₦32,000

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obi1010communication

₦35,000

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obi1010communication

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Float Expertech

₦80,000

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