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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-06-01 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy C5 is a bit better than the Galaxy S7 Active, getting a general score of 76.4 against 75.8. The Galaxy C5 body is extremely lighter and incredibly thinner than Galaxy S7 Active, although both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy C5, although it has an inferior number of cores , they both have a 4 GB RAM memory.
Galaxy S7 Active has a brighter display than Galaxy C5, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater screen density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy C5, because although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy C5 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits 72 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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