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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-01-06 | -- |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | -- |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is better than the Huawei Mate 9, with an 80.9 score against 73.4. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active construction is noticeably lighter but somewhat thicker than Huawei Mate 9. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a much better looking display than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a lot more pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei Mate 9 features a much better storage for apps and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 64 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and an extra GPU.
The Galaxy S6 Active counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy S6 Active also has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera, a larger sensor shooting better quality photographs and a bigger camera aperture.
Huawei Mate 9 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 14% bigger battery capacity.
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