Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-06-17 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black and Forged Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Defy (2021) has an overall score of 77.2, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 global score. Motorola Defy (2021)'s body is incredibly newer than the Galaxy S5 Active's, although it's thicker and extremely heavier. These phones have Android operating system, but the Motorola Defy (2021) has older 11 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy S5 Active has a way better display than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a way better screen pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a bit faster processing unit than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has 4 lesser processing cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Motorola Defy (2021) captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has faster 60 fps video frame rates and a camera with a way higher resolution. The Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Motorola Defy (2021) features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 79% bigger battery capacity.
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