HTC Merge vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2011 | May 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2011 | Available - May 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Ruby Red |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
120.7 x 61.9 x 13.8 mm (4.75 x 2.44 x 0.54 in) |
144.78 x 73.41 x 8.9 mm (5.7 x 2.89 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 198 g (6.98 oz) | 170 g (6 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7630 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 2 GB storage | 16 GB (11.2 GB user available) |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection | Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p | Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 33 |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 33 |
| 3G | |
| EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps / HSDPA, HSUPA | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16 GB (11.2 GB user available), 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1400 mAh | 2800 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 330 h | Up to 480 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 30 min | Up to 29 h |