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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-09-09 | -- |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, 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 |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a global score of 80.9, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 6 Plus's 80.4 score. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active's construction is somewhat thicker but lighter than the iPhone 6 Plus. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with Android 5.0 operating system, while iPhone 6 Plus has iOS 8.x operating system.
The Galaxy S6 Active features just a bit better looking display than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a higher pixel number per inch of screen. IPhone 6 Plus counts with a much better storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with just a little better hardware performance than iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have a 64 bits processor, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also has a better graphics processor, a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM. The iPhone 6 Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and videos, a way lower 8 megapixels resolution camera, a smaller back camera sensor capturing lower quality videos and photographs and a much worse video resolution.
Galaxy S6 Active has better battery life than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone an obvious call.
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