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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.48 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Titanium and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 8.36 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| 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
LG K61 has a score of 77.6, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 overall score. Both of these phones use Android OS, but LG K61 has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version. LG K61's design is noticeably newer and just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy S5 Active's, although it's somewhat heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit more powerful CPU than LG K61, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 less processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Galaxy S5 Active has a brighter screen than LG K61, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
LG K61 features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active shoots clearer pictures and videos than LG K61, because although it has a camera in the back with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The LG K61 has a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 43% greater battery size.
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