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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2016-10-20 | -- |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Galaxy S6 Active is slightly better than the Google Pixel, having a general score of 80.9 against 80.2. The Galaxy S6 Active design is a little bit thicker but much lighter than the Google Pixel. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a much better screen than Google Pixel, because it has a quite bigger display, a higher pixels quantity per display inch and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
Google Pixel features a much greater storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy S6 Active counts with a faster CPU than Google Pixel, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor, 4 more processing cores (although they are slower) and a 64 bits processor.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with better battery performance than Google Pixel, because it has a 26 percent greater battery size. Google Pixel has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for taking images and video in poorly lited situations, a lower 3840x2160 video quality and a camera in the back with a lot lower 12.3 MP resolution, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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