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Nokia N950 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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    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

      N950:
      LCD
      Galaxy S5 Active:
      OLED

    • Screen diagonal

      N950: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

      N950:
      4 in
      Galaxy S5 Active:
      5.1 in

    • Chipset

      N950:
      TI OMAP 3630
      Galaxy S5 Active:
      Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

    • Release year

      N950:
      2011
      Galaxy S5 Active:
      2014

    Physical size

    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. N950

      Height:
      Unknown
      Width:
      Unknown
      Depth:
      Unknown
      Weight:
      Unknown

      Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

    2. 2. Galaxy S5 Active

      Height:
      145.3 mm
      Width:
      73.4 mm
      Depth:
      8.9 mm
      Weight:
      170.1 g

    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. N950

      Screen diagonal:
      4 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      16:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      44.1 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 62.6% more rectangular screen area than N950.

    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.

    N950: Original memory entry

    8.5 GB user available · 1 GB RAM

    Galaxy S5 Active: Original memory entry

    16 GB (11.2 GB user available) · 2 GB RAM

    Practical features

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

    1. N950

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    No

    2. Galaxy S5 Active

    NFC:
    Yes
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

    Battery capacity

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

    Recorded battery capacity

    Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

    1. 1. N950

      1320 mAh

    2. 2. Galaxy S5 Active

      2800 mAh

      +1480 mAh versus N950

    Specifications

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    1. N9502. Galaxy S5 Active

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for N950, Galaxy S5 Active.
    SpecificationN950Galaxy S5 Active
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • Х Х mm
    • 145.3 Х 73.4 Х 8.9 mm
    Weight
    • 0 g
    • 170.1 g
    Technology
    • LCD
    • Super AMOLED
    Screen size
    • 4" inch
    • 5.1" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 854 px
    • 1080 x 1920 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 8.5 GB user available
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 16 GB (11.2 GB user available)
    • 2 GB RAM
    Memory card support
    • No
    • microSD
    • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1320 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 2800 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan OS
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    • upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
    Chipset
    • TI OMAP 3630
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
    NFC Unknown
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for N950, Galaxy S5 Active.
    SpecificationN950Galaxy S5 Active
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 44.1 cm2
    • 71.7 cm2
    Screen format
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio Unknown
    • 67.2%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 245 PPI
    • 432 PPI
    Screen protection Unknown
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for N950, Galaxy S5 Active.
    SpecificationN950Galaxy S5 Active
    Rear camera, main
    • 12 MP
    • Single
    • 16 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 12 MP
    • AF
    • 16 MP
    • f/2.2
    • 31mm (standard)
    • AF
    Functions
    • Dual-LED flash
    • LED flash
    • panorama
    • HDR
    Video
    • Yes
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    Specifications Unknown
    • 2 MP
    • f/2.4
    • 22mm (wide)
    Performance

    Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

    Performance — specifications for N950, Galaxy S5 Active.
    SpecificationN950Galaxy S5 Active
    Processor CPU
    • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
    • Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
    Graphics processor GPU
    • PowerVR SGX530
    • Adreno 330
    Antutu 7 score * Unknown
    • 43217
    GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
    • 942
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
    • 2519
    GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
    • 2586
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for N950, Galaxy S5 Active.
    SpecificationN950Galaxy S5 Active
    Release date
    • 2011
    • June
    • 2014
    • May
    Colors
    • Black
    • Camo Green
    • Titanium Grey
    • Ruby Red
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
    • 400 EUR
    Battery life Unknown
    • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 29 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N950, Galaxy S5 Active.
    SpecificationN950Galaxy S5 Active
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Micro-SIM
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
    • Bell -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 2(1900)
    • 3(1800)
    • 4(1700/2100)
    • 5(850)
    • 7(2600)
    • 17(700) - AT&T LTE band 1(2100)
    • 17(700)
    • 29(700) - Bell
    Speed
    • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Class 33
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Class 33
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    • dual-band
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • GLONASS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    • USB Host
    Bluetooth
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • LE
    • aptX
    Harmful irradiation
    • SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
    • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for N950, Galaxy S5 Active.
    SpecificationN950Galaxy S5 Active
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Others Unknown
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for N950, Galaxy S5 Active.
    SpecificationN950Galaxy S5 Active
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/FLAC player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer (Word
    • Excel
    • PowerPoint
    • PDF viewer) -Video/photo editor -Predictive text input (Swype) - This is a developers-only device
    • not available commercially
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass
    • heart rate - HDMI port - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810F compliant - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 Active G870A

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