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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-10-01 | -- |
| 6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Brown and White | -- |
| Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 285.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 10.67 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 120 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 Active has a general score of 80.9, which is just a bit better than LG V10's global score of 78.6. Galaxy S6 Active is a just a little bit thicker but much lighter device than LG V10. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S6 Active has the older 5.0 version and LG V10 has Android 5.1 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a bit better looking screen than LG V10, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 2560 x 1440, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a just a little better pixels count in each inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a much greater processing power than LG V10, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor, an extra graphics processor and a higher number of cores (and also faster).
LG V10 counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have a 16 mega pixels camera, the same video resolution, the same camera sensor size and the same video frame rate, the LG V10 also has a bigger aperture for better low-light captures and videos. The LG V10 counts with a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit superior battery performance than LG V10, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy S6 Active is also the cheapest one.
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