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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-03-08 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.36 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 has a global score of 88.3, which is better than Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 general score. The Galaxy S10 construction is notably newer, a little lighter and thinner than the Galaxy S5 Active. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Galaxy S10 has the previous 11 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
The Galaxy S10 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy S5 Active has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy S10, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit smaller screen.
Galaxy S10 has a better camera than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back camera with a much lower resolution. Samsung Galaxy S10 counts with a superior memory to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy S10 counts with improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3400mAh battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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