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Samsung Galaxy S II
NFCI9100P
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 66.2 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 4.0, 2.3 | Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 |
| 2011-02-13 | 2014-06-23 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 inches | 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.09 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray, Green and Red |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 190.00 | $ 199.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4210 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.5 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 710 hours standby time 18.3 hours talk time | 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S II, getting a 75.6 score against 66.2. These phones include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a more recent 4.4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy S II has Android 4.1.2. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active construction is a lot newer, but a bit thicker and much heavier than Samsung Galaxy S II.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a quite better processing power than Galaxy S II, because although it has a slower 450 MHz graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a lot better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S II, because it has a larger display, much more pixels per inch of display and a way higher 1920 x 1080 resolution.
The Galaxy S II has a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports 96 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy S5 Active has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S II, because it has a 2800mAh battery capacity against 1650mAh.
Galaxy S5 Active captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S II, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with a much better resolution.
Galaxy S5 Active costs a bit more than the Galaxy S II, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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