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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-09-30 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| 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
Nokia 7.2 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, having a global score of 75.9 against 75.6. Nokia 7.2's construction is incredibly newer and a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's, although it's a little bit heavier. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Nokia 7.2 has older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
Galaxy S5 Active has just a little better hardware performance than Nokia 7.2, because although it has 4 GB less RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a more vivid display than Nokia 7.2, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixels density.
The Nokia 7.2 takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Nokia 7.2 also has a lot better resolution back camera. The Nokia 7.2 features a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Nokia 7.2 counts with improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3500mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
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