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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
This device is also known as Samsung SM-G870
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Design |
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Dimensions |
5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches 145 x 73 x 9 mm |
Weight | 6 oz (170.0 g) |
Resistance | Water, Dust, Shock; IP67; MIL-STD-810 certified |
Keys | Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key |
Colors | Gray, Green, Red |
Display |
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Size | 5.1-inch |
Resolution | 1920x1080px, 432 PPI |
Technology | Super AMOLED |
Screen-to-body | 67.23 % |
Colors | 16 777 216 |
Features | Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
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Bright Max (20 APL) | Untested |
Bright Min | 2 (Good) |
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Hardware |
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System chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
Processor |
Quad-core 2500 MHz Krait 400 |
GPU | Adreno 330 |
RAM | 2GB (LPDDR3) |
Internal storage | 16GB, available to use: 11 GB |
Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 128 GB |
OS | Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 4.4.4, 4.4.2) |
Battery |
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Capacity | 2800 mAh |
Type | Li - Ion |
Camera |
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Rear | Single camera |
Main camera | 16 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) |
Flash | LED |
Video recording |
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video sharing |
Front | 2 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity & Features |
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Bluetooth | 4.0 |
Wi-Fi |
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct |
USB | microUSB, USB 2.0 |
Hearing aid compatible | M3/T4 |
HDMI | Yes |
Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass |
Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, Barometer |
Other | NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia |
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Headphones | 3.5mm jack |
Speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
Features | Album art cover, Background playback |
Screen mirroring | MHL,TV-out |
Cellular |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700 b) |
3G | Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100) |
Data Speed | LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA |
SIM type | Micro SIM |
HD Voice | Yes |
VoLTE | Yes |
Phone Features |
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Notifications | Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3, WAV), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone |
Other features | Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD |
Regulatory Approval |
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FCC approval |
Date approved: May 08, 2014 FCC ID value: A3LSMG870A |
Measured SAR |
Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg |
Carrier Availability
Discontinued
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User Reviews
Best phone I've used so far... Does everything better than my last phone which was pretty good for nearly 3 years (Nexus 4). This phone fits my specific needs very well. I drive a truck and do delivery work. This phone is my Audiobook entertainment, Google Maps navigator, Link to my home office texting machine, Customer contact phone (Bluetooth : LG T-One) and I'm not afraid of dropping it or pulling it out in the rain. A touchscreen that works when wet is a big big boon as is a camera that shoots excellent documentation pictures in nearly any light condition.
My complaints are very minor:
-Power-on with home button. I carry phone in cargo pocket in my uniform pants and flexing my leg pushes the Home button sometimes. Without a pattern lock enabled I wind up "butt dialing" all sorts of stuff. I've yet to find a way to disable this without rooting. (This is the first phone I have NOT rooted: I don't own it, yet...)
-Bloatware: Samsung has a few useful enhancements - maybe 5% of the Gig they add to the OS. AT&T has NONE that I would ever use since EVERYTHING they offer is done better by applications on the Play store. That's the bad. The good is that you can "Disable" most of this crap and let the phone run a bit faster and longer on a charge. The bad is that you can't remove them without rooting (see above).
This has been a GREAT phone for me over the last 13 months and I consider myself a "power user" fairly savvy about Android and the millions of things we can do with these devices. I -highly- recommend this phone if it meets your use case.
- Just about everything about the phone is great.
- Display is excellent
- Loud speaker
- Touchscreen operates when wet
- Good button placement (user defined quick button is Excellent)
- Home button wakes phone
- Slippery without a case - needs at least a rubber bumper or you WILL drop it
- Carrier dependant updates...
Great Phone. The camera is amazing. We have been on multiple trips, and my wife is a photographer. She has gotten frustrated because sometimes my shots are as good as her DLSR. Can't wait for the S6 active later this week with the bigger battery.
- Camera
- Ruggedness
- Battery life will always be a con for me, but not a bad battery per se
glass broke after the slippery design slid out of my lap and broke the supposedly more durable glass. I think I was sold a line of bull. it only fell two feet and landed on a corner. when I called AT&T to complain. they told me it would be a $200 deductible to fix. I am military and was sold on the durability and it didn't even last a month.
- Great interface and software.
- not durable as advertised.