Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-04-29 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Prism cube black |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 339.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 980 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 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 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.32 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has an overall score of 90.8, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G body is newer and just a little thinner, but just a little heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Both phones in this comparison come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
The Galaxy S5 Active has a better display than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy A51 5G has a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD card slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 112 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a way more mega pixels camera in the back.
Galaxy A51 5G costs a lot more than the Galaxy S5 Active, but you can get a much better phone for that extra dollars.
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