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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 5.0 |
| 2019-02-05 | -- |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | -- |
| Black and Blue | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Active has an overall score of 80.9, which is better than the Galaxy M10's overall score of 73.5. These phones have Android operating system, but the Galaxy S6 Active has the previous 5.0 version and Galaxy M10 has Android 9.0 Pie. Galaxy S6 Active's construction is thicker but way lighter than Galaxy M10.
Galaxy S6 Active has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M10, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much greater display pixels density and a much better 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M10 has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active. Both have equal internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a quite superior processing power than Galaxy M10, and although they both have 8 processing cores and a 3 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also has an additional GPU and a 64 bits processor. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy M10, because it has a 3 percent bigger battery size.
Galaxy M10 shoots a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, although it has a much worse video resolution, a tinier camera sensor capturing lower quality photographs and videos and a worse resolution camera in the back, they both have a same size aperture.
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