Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2019-09-20 | -- |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | -- |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, having an 80.9 score against 80.8. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is a somewhat thicker but way lighter phone than Huawei nova 5T. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has an older 5.0 version while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 version.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with a way better display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display pixels density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440. Galaxy S6 Active counts with just a bit better performance than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an extra graphics processing unit.
Huawei nova 5T features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also has a way better resolution back facing camera, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger aperture to capture better low-light images.
Huawei nova 5T has a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
Galaxy S6 Active not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it an obvious call.
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