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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.66 |
| 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 |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 P30 has a global score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's general score of 75.6. The Huawei P30 body is much newer, thinner and a bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P30 has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy S5 Active features a better looking display than Huawei P30, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better screen density. The Huawei P30 has a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory.
Huawei P30 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more cores and more RAM memory. The Huawei P30 features greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3650mAh battery capacity against 2800mAh.
The Huawei P30 shoots a lot better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei P30 also has a much more mega pixels camera in the back.
Although Huawei P30 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Huawei P30, otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, resigning a couple features and specs.
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