Compare phones
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870Apple iPhone 6
64 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-06-23 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 6 is a little bit better than the Galaxy S5 Active, having a 77 score against 75.6. IPhone 6 works with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy S5 Active works with Android 4.4.4 OS. Even when the iPhone 6 and Galaxy S5 Active were only released with a few months difference, the iPhone 6 is lighter and incredibly thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has just a bit better display than iPhone 6, because it has a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080, a better pixels quantity in each inch in the display and a quite larger screen. The Galaxy S5 Active features just a little better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 6, because although it has a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, and they both have a 450 MHz GPU, the Galaxy S5 Active also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and 1 GB more RAM.
The Apple iPhone 6 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a much lower 8 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot lower video resolution. IPhone 6 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
Galaxy S5 Active features a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 6, because it has a 55% greater battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, iPhone 6 is also cheaper than the Galaxy S5 Active, which makes it a simple decision.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.