Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

Specifications
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
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  • 5.1" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP 2160p
  • 2GB RAM Snapdragon 801
  • 2800mAh
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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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
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
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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 (old) Endurance rating 70h

User opinions and reviews

  • Bushcat
  • 08 Feb 2022
  • rRU

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 ...

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
  • 04 Aug 2021
  • tA$

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

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