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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-09-01 | -- |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 | -- |
| 10.34 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 Active has a general score of 80.9, which is just a bit better than Moto X Style's 74.1 overall score. Galaxy S6 Active is a extremely lighter and way thinner cellphone than the Moto X Style. The Galaxy S6 Active features a quite better processing power than Motorola Moto X Style, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy S6 Active also has a larger number of cores, a graphics co-processor and a 64 bits CPU.
The Galaxy S6 Active has a better looking screen than Motorola Moto X Style, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 2560 x 1440, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a quite greater pixels amount in each inch in the display. The Motorola Moto X Style features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy S6 Active features a little longer battery performance than Moto X Style, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Moto X Style has a way better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Moto X Style also counts with a larger back camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a much more mega-pixels back camera.
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