BQ Aquaris M5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Aquaris M5:

  LCD

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  OLED

• Weight

  Aquaris M5: 26.1 g lighter

  Aquaris M5:

  144 g

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  170.1 g

• Width

  Aquaris M5: 4 mm narrower

  Aquaris M5:

  69.4 mm

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  73.4 mm

• Chipset

  Aquaris M5:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Aquaris M5: 0.5 mm thinner

  Aquaris M5:

  8.4 mm

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  8.9 mm

• Height

  Aquaris M5: 2.3 mm shorter

  Aquaris M5:

  143 mm

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  145.3 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Aquaris M5

   Height:

   143 mm

   Width:

   69.4 mm

   Depth:

   8.4 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S5 Active

   Height:

   145.3 mm +2.3 mm versus Aquaris M5

   Width:

   73.4 mm +4 mm versus Aquaris M5

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +0.5 mm versus Aquaris M5

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Aquaris M5

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S5 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

Galaxy S5 Active has approximately 4% more rectangular screen area than Aquaris M5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.