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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 76 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2020-04-21 | -- |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | -- |
| Glacial green | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 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 650 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.88 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Galaxy S6 Active has a general score of 80.9, which is a little bit better than OnePlus 8's 76 global score. Galaxy S6 Active is a somewhat thicker but lighter cellphone than OnePlus 8. The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit sharper display than OnePlus 8, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel density and a higher 2560 x 1440px resolution.
OnePlus 8 counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active features a bit superior processor than OnePlus 8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64 bits processor and an additional graphics co-processor.
OnePlus 8 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the OnePlus 8 also has a way larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos.
The OnePlus 8 has greater battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S6 Active is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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