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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue and Purple |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 6 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 | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, getting a score of 83.2 against 75.6. The Xiaomi Mi 9 construction is extremely newer and thinner than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's, although it's a little bit heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a bit higher display density. The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a back facing camera with much more MP.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 9 features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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