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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

Announced: May 2014.OS: Android 4.4 KitKat → 6 Marshmallow. VDRD-summary: It is better not to buy!
Starting price of $530. Starting price of: 32 796 ₽. Starting price of: 19 557 ₴.
Status: Archived.
  • Screen 5.1" Super AMOLED
  • Rear сamera 16 MP
  • Selfie camera 2 MP
  • CPU 4 cores Snapdragon 801
  • Memory 2 GB RAM
  • Storage 16 GB ROM
  • Memory cards up to 256 GB microSD
  • Battery 2 800 mAh
  • Thickness 8.9 mm
  • Sim Cards 1 items
  • WaterProof
All characteristics

Short description Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

This is a smartphone on Android 4.4 KitKat with a usual good processor, with a large touchscreen size, with a very good main camera, and the front camera here turned out to be absolutely ordinary. And Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has such features: dust and water protection.

Also known as: Samsung Galaxy S5 Active G870A.

Disclaimer. The table shows the main technical characteristics of the device. For a full list of features and capabilities of this model, see the manufacturer’s website. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct.

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Important update: this model is updated to Android version 6 Marshmallow.
Check the availability of the update version in your region on the manufacturer’s website.

Android version and market relevance

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active was announced by the company Samsung in May 2014 and in the same year official sales began in stores. The device was placed in the series of smartphones Galaxy S. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active works on Android 4.4 KitKat and the manufacturer even took care of customers by releasing an update to the version 6. And before listing all the main characteristics of this model, it is important to note that it does not support the work of two SIM cards, there is a slot for only one SIM card.

And if you want to look at the competitors of this smartphone, then in our catalog on the page “Smartphones of the year 2014” all models of the same year are presented. And it will also be useful to look at the page with smartphones at a similar price, like Samsung Galaxy S5 Active — this is the price segment page “Flagships smartphones from $500”.

Screen, body and battery

Moderately large 5.1-inch screen, made by technology Super AMOLED, installed in the smartphone Samsung Galaxy S5 Active.

The larger the screen, the larger the case. But in addition to the width and height of the hull, its thickness is important. At Samsung Galaxy S5 Active the thickness of the case is 8.9 mm, which turns out to be very thick. Today, there are many smartphones with a slim body.

The battery and the operating time also depend on the screen size. At Samsung Galaxy S5 Active installed battery for 2 800 mAh, and, as you can guess, it will not last long. We advise you to look in the catalog on smartphones with a powerful battery, there is a good choice from different manufacturers.

Of the features of the case and form factor, it is worth noting protection against ingress of water and dust inside the body.

Main camera and selfie camera

The smartphone Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has two cameras: the main camera on 16 MP and the front camera on 2 MP. If you look at the quality of the photo of the main camera, then it will be medium-quality photos and videos.

Processor and Internal Memory

And write a few words about the performance of Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Of course, the very first thing that will be discussed is the processor. The model received a 4-core processor Snapdragon 801.

The second performance characteristic in our opinion is the amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has 2 installed on the RAM.

The built-in flash memory of this model has the volume 16 GB The manufacturer did not forget about the support of memory cards in the smartphone. Here you can install a card microSD up to 256 GB.

Price for Samsung Galaxy S5 Active: buy or not to buy?

The average size of the new smartphone Samsung Galaxy S5 Active you can choose and buy in any store at a price of $530. Sales start at May 2014.

We made a brief review of this model, we also recommend that you look at photos and videos about it. In our opinion, the smartphone turned out to be average in performance, but with a good camera.

And if you are not suitable for buying Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, then choose any other smartphone from the price segment “Flagships smartphones from $500” or directory of current DROID smartphones.

We picked up these models at a similar price.

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