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HTC Merge vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Samsung
Announced
February 2011 May 2014
Status
Available - April 2011 Available - May 2014
Colors
Black Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Ruby Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
120.7 x 61.9 x 13.8 mm
(4.75 x 2.44 x 0.54 in)
144.78 x 73.41 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight
198 g (6.98 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- 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

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.8 inches [Similar] 5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
54.79% 64.72%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7630 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
- Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2 GB storage 16 GB (11.2 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode
Video
Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
- No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Class 33
Edge
Yes Class 33
3G
EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps / HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (11.2 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1400 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 330 h Up to 480 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 29 h
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