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
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5.1"
1080x1920 pixels
16MP
2160p
2GB RAM
Snapdragon 801
2800mAh
Li-Ion

Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 Active G870A

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
Launch	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 min) 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

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG

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

Misc	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 400 EUR

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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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active - user opinions and reviews

Bushcat
rRU
08 Feb 2022

I bought my phone new in 2014 since then I've only replace the battery once. This phone has been all over the country with me on a motorcycle and a Truck it has performed everything I need to do and continues to perform today. Only complaints I ...

MANNI menul
v{u
07 Aug 2021

I've been using Samsung S5 Active for more than 3 years since 2017. It was a great performance phone until it's began to blow up the display randomly so it cause many cons like battery life decrease instantly and blowing up the display so w...

Naval128
tA$
04 Aug 2021

Bro, the regular S5 is waterproof. It has the same IP67 rating as this S5 Active.