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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-06-01 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Aurora black, Moroccan blue, Platinum gray and Raspberry rose |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 563 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 30.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G7 ThinQ has a global score of 81, which is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 general score. The LG G7 ThinQ body is a lot newer, thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy S5 Active. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the LG G7 ThinQ has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
LG G7 ThinQ features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). The LG G7 ThinQ has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a bigger screen, a higher screen density and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 3120px.
LG G7 ThinQ takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the LG G7 ThinQ also has better 60 frames per second video frame rate. The LG G7 ThinQ counts with a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 48 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB.
LG G7 ThinQ counts with a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
The LG G7 ThinQ is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest.
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