Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2012 | May 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2012 | Available - May 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Ruby Red |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in) |
144.78 x 73.41 x 8.9 mm (5.7 x 2.89 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 112 g (3.95 oz) | 170 g (6 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 6 | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16 GB (11.2 GB user available) |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] | 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR | Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection | Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 33 |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 33 |
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, Lightning Port | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 16 GB (11.2 GB user available), 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1440 mAh | 2800 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 225 h | Up to 480 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h | Up to 29 h |