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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-10-26 | -- |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | -- |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.52 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Galaxy S6 Active has a score of 80.9, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 20 X's score of 75.6. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S6 Active has older 5.0 version and Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy S6 Active is a noticeably lighter but just a bit thicker device than the Huawei Mate 20 X.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has an incredibly better looking screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a much higher display pixel density. Huawei Mate 20 X features a much better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy S6 Active features a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bits processor. Huawei Mate 20 X has a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active shoots greater photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a lot smaller back-facing camera sensor offering a much worse image quality and a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing photographs and/or video in poorly lited situations, they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates.
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