Samsung Galaxy S5 Active vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra

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

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  OLED

  Xperia C5 Ultra:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy S5 Active: 16.9 g lighter

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  170.1 g

  Xperia C5 Ultra:

  187 g

• Width

  Galaxy S5 Active: 6.2 mm narrower

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  73.4 mm

  Xperia C5 Ultra:

  79.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S5 Active: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  5.1 in

  Xperia C5 Ultra:

  6 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

  Xperia C5 Ultra:

  Mediatek MT6752 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Xperia C5 Ultra: 0.7 mm thinner

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  8.9 mm

  Xperia C5 Ultra:

  8.2 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. Galaxy S5 Active

   Height:

   145.3 mm

   Width:

   73.4 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +0.7 mm versus Xperia C5 Ultra

2. 2. Xperia C5 Ultra

   Height:

   164.2 mm +18.9 mm versus Galaxy S5 Active

   Width:

   79.6 mm +6.2 mm versus Galaxy S5 Active

   Depth:

   8.2 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. Galaxy S5 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

2. 2. Xperia C5 Ultra

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   99.2 cm²

Xperia C5 Ultra has approximately 38.4% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S5 Active.

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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