Samsung Galaxy S5 Active specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  • Released 2014, May 170.1g, 8.9mm thickness Android 4.4.2, up to 6.0.1, TouchWiz UI 16GB storage, microSDXC
  • Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Adreno 330 Micro-SIM About 448 USD
  • 5.1" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP 2160p
  • 2GB RAM Snapdragon 801
  • 2800mAh Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active overview

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2014, May. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has 5.1 inch, Super AMOLED, a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) chipset, Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Micro-SIM. It has 16MP Single main camera, 2MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable battery. The price of Samsung Galaxy S5 Active is about 448 USD.

Score the key features of Samsung Galaxy S5 Active compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 56 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 55 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 70 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 70 / 100 points
  • Price: 50 / 100 points

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T, Bell
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - AT&T
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 29 - Bell
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2014, May. Released 2014, May
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 145.3 x 73.4 x 8.9 mm (5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.00 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810F compliant

DISPLAY

Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~67.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM

OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB (11.2GB user available), 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0

MAIN CAMERA

Single 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
  HDMI port

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 480 h
Talk time Up to 29 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Camo Green, Titanium Grey, Ruby Red
Models SM-G870A, SC-02G, SM-G870D, SM-G870F, SM-G870W
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.67 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)
Price About 448 USD

TESTS

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1073
Basemark X: 12111
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -96.5dB
Battery life Endurance rating 70h

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