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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A6 has a score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S5 Active's general score of 75.6. Galaxy A6's body is a lot newer, somewhat thinner and just a little lighter than the Galaxy S5 Active. The Galaxy S5 Active has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better display pixels density and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a little better processing power than Galaxy A6, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 lesser processing cores , it also counts with an extra GPU. Galaxy A6 counts with a way bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB and more internal memory.
The Galaxy A6 shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. They have the same 1920x1080 video quality, a 16 mega pixels back camera and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates. Samsung Galaxy A6 features a bit superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A6 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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