Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 S8 Active is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, with an 81.9 score against 78.1. Even though Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, it's thicker and noticeably heavier. Galaxy S5 Plus has a bit better screen than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a quite smaller display, a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a just a little lower pixels number in each inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 48 GB more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU.
Galaxy S8 Active has a much better battery duration than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a camera that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus one, because although the Galaxy S8 Active has a back camera with a way worse resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a much larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and videos and a larger back camera sensor shooting higher quality pictures.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S8 Active is also cheap compared to the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, making it a simple decision.
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