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Apple iPhone 5c
16 GBSamsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2014-06-23 |
| 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 inches | 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow | Gray, Green and Red |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 199.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1507mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 Active has an overall score of 75.6, which is slightly better than iPhone 5c's global score of 68.7. The Galaxy S5 Active works with Android 4.4.4 operating system, and iPhone 5c counts with iOS 8.x operating system. Galaxy S5 Active's body has the same thickness than the iPhone 5c, but it's way heavier.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a faster CPU than iPhone 5c, because it has 2 more cores, an extra graphics processor and 1,01 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a bit more vivid display than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has more pixels per inch of display, a bigger screen and a lot better 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Galaxy S5 Active features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 5c, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S5 Active also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 128 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active takes slightly better photographs and videos than iPhone 5c, because it has a camera with a much better resolution and a way better (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy S5 Active features a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has an 86% bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S5 Active is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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