HTC Windows Phone 8X 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

  Windows Phone 8X:

  LCD

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  OLED

• Weight

  Windows Phone 8X: 40.1 g lighter

  Windows Phone 8X:

  130 g

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  170.1 g

• Width

  Windows Phone 8X: 7.2 mm narrower

  Windows Phone 8X:

  66.2 mm

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  73.4 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Windows Phone 8X: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Windows Phone 8X:

  4.3 in

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  5.1 in

• Chipset

  Windows Phone 8X:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S5 Active: 1.2 mm thinner

  Windows Phone 8X:

  10.1 mm

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  8.9 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. Windows Phone 8X

   Height:

   132.4 mm

   Width:

   66.2 mm

   Depth:

   10.1 mm +1.2 mm versus Galaxy S5 Active

2. 2. Galaxy S5 Active

   Height:

   145.3 mm +12.9 mm versus Windows Phone 8X

   Width:

   73.4 mm +7.2 mm versus Windows Phone 8X

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

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. Windows Phone 8X

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 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 40.7% more rectangular screen area than Windows Phone 8X.

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.

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.

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