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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-06-23 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 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 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy C7 is a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Active, getting a 77.7 score against 75.6. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy C7 has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version, so it provides a lot of extra features and performance tweaks. Samsung Galaxy C7's design is newer, extremely thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Galaxy S5 Active.
The Galaxy S5 Active has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy C7, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Galaxy S5 Active also counts with a quite better amount of pixels in each inch of screen. Galaxy C7 has a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds up to 128 GB, the Galaxy C7 also has more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy S5 Active features a bit better CPU than Galaxy C7, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a GPU. Galaxy C7 counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an 18 percent more battery capacity.
The Galaxy C7 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S5 Active. Both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition.
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