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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-09-12 | -- |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 Active has an overall score of 80.9, which is much better than Apple iPhone 5's overall score of 71.7. Galaxy S6 Active's construction is extremely lighter but somewhat thicker than the Apple iPhone 5. Galaxy S6 Active comes with Android 5.0 OS, and Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a more vivid display than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a much higher 2560 x 1440px resolution, a lot higher pixels amount per inch in the screen and a larger display. IPhone 5 has a superior memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a much more powerful processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has a greater amount of RAM, a 64 bits processing unit, a greater number of cores and an extra GPU. Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Active have really similar cameras, although the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also has a way bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger sensor which offers a higher image and video quality and a back camera with way more mega pixels.
The Galaxy S6 Active features a much longer battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy S6 Active costs more money than iPhone 5, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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