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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
AT&TSGH-I537
Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2015-04-11 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 252.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 is a lot better than the Galaxy S4 Active, getting a score of 87.4 against 71.7. Galaxy S6's body is newer, a lot thinner and just a little bit lighter than Galaxy S4 Active. These devices have Android OS, but Galaxy S6 has the newer 5.0 version and Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4, so it provides you a couple nice extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a quite better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has more RAM memory, a larger number of cores , a faster graphics processing unit running at 650 megahertz and a 64 bits processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a little bit better screen than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a better 2560 x 1440 resolution, a little larger display and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy S6 features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a much better (4K) video resolution and a way more MP back facing camera.
The Galaxy S6's battery life is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active one, although the Galaxy S6 has a 2 percent lower battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S4 Active, but you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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