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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 is a little bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, getting a overall score of 78.1 against 75.6. Huawei P20 is a noticeably newer phone, and it's also a little lighter and thinner than Galaxy S5 Active. These phones use Android OS, but the Huawei P20 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4, counting with some additional features and a performance increase.
Galaxy S5 Active has a much better display than Huawei P20, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a little better performance than Huawei P20, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional GPU.
The Huawei P20 has a much bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei P20 counts with superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 21% more battery size.
The Huawei P20 takes better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a way lower 12 megapixels resolution back camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Although Huawei P20 is a better device, it costs more money than Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy S5 Active. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the Huawei P20, else you can save some money and get the Galaxy S5 Active, giving up a couple specifications.
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