Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a general score of 83.3, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's score of 75.6. The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a extremely newer cellphone, and it's also a bit thinner and a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Galaxy S9 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S5 Active has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S9, although it has a little bit worse display pixel density, a bit smaller screen and a much lower 1920 x 1080 resolution. Galaxy S9 features a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 48 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
Galaxy S9 features just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2800mAh. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a better camera than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a camera with lot less mega-pixels and a worse video quality.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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