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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) is a little bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, with a score of 75.8 against 75.6. Galaxy A5 (2017) is a extremely newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat thinner and just a bit lighter than Galaxy S5 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active also counts with a just a bit higher pixel density.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) captures slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. They have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same resolution camera in the back and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates. Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 7% greater battery capacity.
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