Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 |
| 2015-06-30 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.64 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray, Green and Red |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 475.00 | $ 199.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a general score of 75.6, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Honor 7's 68.8 overall score. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has the older 4.4.4 version while Huawei Honor 7 has Android 5.0 version. Although it's the best in this review, Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's construction is older, just a little thicker and a bit heavier than Huawei Honor 7.
Galaxy S5 Active has a bit sharper display than Huawei Honor 7, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Galaxy S5 Active also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a faster processing unit than Huawei Honor 7, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and an additional graphics processing unit.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei Honor 7, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S5 Active also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's camera is very similar to Huawei Honor 7's camera, although the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a back camera with lesser MP resolution.
The Huawei Honor 7 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an 11% bigger battery capacity.
Galaxy S5 Active not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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