Samsung Galaxy S5 Active vs Samsung S5250 Wave525

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.

• Weight

  S5250 Wave525: 70.1 g lighter

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  170.1 g

  S5250 Wave525:

  100 g

• Width

  S5250 Wave525: 18.4 mm narrower

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  73.4 mm

  S5250 Wave525:

  55 mm

• Screen diagonal

  S5250 Wave525: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  5.1 in

  S5250 Wave525:

  3.2 in

• Depth

  Galaxy S5 Active: 3 mm thinner

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  8.9 mm

  S5250 Wave525:

  11.9 mm

• Height

  S5250 Wave525: 35.8 mm shorter

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  145.3 mm

  S5250 Wave525:

  109.5 mm

• Release year

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  2014

  S5250 Wave525:

  2010

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. Galaxy S5 Active

   Height:

   145.3 mm +35.8 mm versus S5250 Wave525

   Width:

   73.4 mm +18.4 mm versus S5250 Wave525

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

2. 2. S5250 Wave525

   Height:

   109.5 mm

   Width:

   55 mm

   Depth:

   11.9 mm +3 mm versus Galaxy S5 Active

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. Galaxy S5 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

2. 2. S5250 Wave525

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   29.1 cm²

Galaxy S5 Active has approximately 146% more rectangular screen area than S5250 Wave525.

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.