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Motorola Moto X (2014)
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-09-04 | -- |
| 5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | -- |
| Gold | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 310.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Active has a score of 80.9, which is better than Motorola Moto X (2014)'s overall score of 73.4. The Galaxy S6 Active is a somewhat thinner and extremely lighter phone than the Motorola Moto X (2014). Both devices in this review have the same Android 5.0 operating system, so both of them should provide you very similar operating system features.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a little faster processing unit than Moto X (2014), because it has 4 more CPU cores , a 64-bit CPU, a larger amount of RAM memory and a much better graphics processor. The Galaxy S6 Active features a slightly better display than Motorola Moto X (2014), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
The Motorola Moto X (2014) takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, although it has a camera in the back with a lower 13 mega-pixels resolution, a tinier back camera sensor providing a lower image quality, a worse video quality and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting images and/or video in low-light environments.
The Moto X (2014) and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active count with similar storage for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a superior battery duration than Motorola Moto X (2014), because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone an obvious call.
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