Samsung Galaxy S5 Active vs ZTE Axon M

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

  Axon M:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy S5 Active: 59.9 g lighter

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  170.1 g

  Axon M:

  230 g

• Width

  Axon M: 1.8 mm narrower

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  73.4 mm

  Axon M:

  71.6 mm

• Chipset

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

  Axon M:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S5 Active: 3.3 mm thinner

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  8.9 mm

  Axon M:

  12.2 mm

• Height

  Galaxy S5 Active: 5.6 mm shorter

  Galaxy S5 Active:

  145.3 mm

  Axon M:

  150.9 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. Galaxy S5 Active

   Height:

   145.3 mm

   Width:

   73.4 mm +1.8 mm versus Axon M

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

2. 2. Axon M

   Height:

   150.9 mm +5.6 mm versus Galaxy S5 Active

   Width:

   71.6 mm

   Depth:

   12.2 mm +3.3 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. Axon M

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Axon M has approximately 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.

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.

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