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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 + 5.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| 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 LG V30 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, having a global score of 79.1 against 75.6. LG V30's design is incredibly newer, just a bit lighter and thinner than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. LG V30 and Galaxy S5 Active count with extremely similar processors, because although the LG V30 has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Galaxy S5 Active has a bit better display than LG V30, although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a quite worse pixel density. LG V30 takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Active. They have a 16 mega-pixels resolution back camera, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The LG V30 has a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. LG V30 counts with greater battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an 18 percent larger battery capacity.
Although LG V30 is a better device, it is way more expensive 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 features and specs, you can buy the LG V30, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Galaxy S5 Active, letting go some specs and features.
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