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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 90.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 14 |
| 2014-06-23 | -- |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 6.00 ounces | -- |
| Gray, Green and Red | -- |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3088 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 501 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 200.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 14.74 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a global score of 90.7, which is a lot better than Galaxy S5 Active's overall score of 75.6. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra body is noticeably thinner and lighter than Galaxy S5 Active. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has 14 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a little higher display pixel density, a way better resolution of 1440 x 3088px and a way larger display. Galaxy S25 Ultra counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 240 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a much faster CPU than Galaxy S25 Ultra, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an extra GPU. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a way higher resolution back camera.
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