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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-08-11 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 Galaxy S8 Active is a little bit better than the Galaxy S5 Plus, having a overall score of 81.9 against 78.1. The Galaxy S8 Active is a newer cellphone than the Galaxy S5 Plus, although it's somewhat thicker and a lot heavier. Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a camera that is very similar to the camera in Galaxy S8 Active, because although the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a lot smaller aperture and a tinier sensor offering a lower image quality, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a way more MP camera.
The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S8 Active is also cheaper, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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