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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 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 + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, getting a general score of 81.3 against 75.6. Even though the Galaxy A31 is a bit heavier than Galaxy S5 Active, it's a little thinner and newer. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A31 has the older 10 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a way smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch. Galaxy A31 has much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A31 features a very superior battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy A31 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A31 also has a camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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