Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-03-06 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| 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 S20 has a general score of 94.8, which is way better than the Galaxy S5 Active's general score of 75.6. The Galaxy S20 is a a lot newer phone, and it is also thinner and just a bit lighter than Galaxy S5 Active. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy S20 has an older 13 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
Galaxy S5 Active has a bit better display than Galaxy S20, although it has a bit smaller display, a little lower display pixel density and a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and 4 more cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 takes a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has a lot lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a lot higher video definition. The Samsung Galaxy S20 features a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy S20 has a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
Although Galaxy S20 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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