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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-05-22 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 109.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A6 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, getting a global score of 75.8 against 75.8. Samsung Galaxy A6's construction is newer, incredibly thinner and lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. Galaxy S7 Active counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy A6, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater screen pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The Galaxy A6 features a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A6 also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A6, because although it has 4 lesser cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has greater battery performance than Galaxy A6, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active and Samsung Galaxy A6 both have incredibly similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a back facing camera with much less megapixels, and they both have a F1.7 camera aperture, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy A6 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone an obvious call.
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