Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-05-16 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| 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 | 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 - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 5G has an overall score of 93.6, which is much better than the Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 general score. These devices work with Android operating system, but Galaxy S10 5G has the older 11 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version. The Galaxy S10 5G is a newer and thinner cellphone than Galaxy S5 Active, but it is also somewhat heavier.
Galaxy S10 5G has a little faster CPU than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy S10 5G, although it has a way smaller display, a lot lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a just a bit lower pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a much less mega pixels back facing camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Galaxy S10 5G features a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 61% bigger battery size.
The Galaxy S10 5G is way more expensive than the Galaxy S5 Active, but you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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