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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2016-07-28 | -- |
| 6.14 x 2.98 x 0.28 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 Galaxy S6 Active has a global score of 80.9, which is just a bit better than the Moto Z Force Droid Edition's 76.4 general score. The Galaxy S6 Active body is much lighter but somewhat thicker than the Moto Z Force Droid Edition. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a sharper screen than Moto Z Force Droid Edition, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact 2560 x 1440 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a quite better pixels number in each inch of display.
The Moto Z Force Droid Edition has a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has more internal memory capacity. Galaxy S6 Active counts with a quite better processing power than Moto Z Force Droid Edition, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores , a 64 bits processing unit and an additional graphics processor.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active's battery duration is very similar to the Motorola Moto Z Force Droid Edition one. Moto Z Force Droid Edition has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Moto Z Force Droid Edition also has a way more mega-pixels camera in the back and a larger aperture.
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