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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-05-22 | -- |
| 6.13 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | -- |
| Black, Red and White | -- |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 211.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 Galaxy S6 Active has a general score of 80.9, which is much better than OnePlus 6's global score of 73.3. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy S6 Active has an older 5.0 version and OnePlus 6 has Android 11. The Galaxy S6 Active construction is thicker but notably lighter than the OnePlus 6.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with a much more vibrant display than OnePlus 6, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a greater display pixels density. The Galaxy S6 Active features a bit more powerful CPU than OnePlus 6, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a graphics processor and a 64-bits CPU.
The OnePlus 6 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, a 0.38 inches sensor, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rates, the OnePlus 6 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos.
OnePlus 6 features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy S6 Active has a bit better battery duration than OnePlus 6, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy S6 Active costs more than the OnePlus 6, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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