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Samsung Galaxy E5
DuosSM-E500F, SM-E500H, SM-E500YZ, SM-E500M, SM-E500HQ
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
AT&TSGH-I537
| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-01-06 | 2013-06-05 |
| 5.57 x 2.76 x 0.29 inches | 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Blue, Gray and Orange |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 145.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 294 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2400mAh Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 16 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 4.4 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy E5, with a global score of 71.7 against 65.6. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has an older 4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy E5 has Android 4.4.4. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison review, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active's design is older, somewhat thicker and a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy E5.
The Galaxy S4 Active features just a little better processing power than Galaxy E5, because although it has a worse graphics processing unit working at 400 megahertz, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S4 Active also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy S4 Active has a more vivid screen than Galaxy E5, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Galaxy S4 Active also has a lot better 1920 x 1080 resolution and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy S4 Active features as much storage to install games and applications as the Galaxy E5 one, both of them have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB and exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy E5, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity instead of 2400mAh.
The Galaxy E5 takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy S4 Active. Both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rate and the same resolution back camera.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is also cheaper, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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