Global Score | |
87.3 | 81.9 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | Samsung |
Android 5.0 | -- |
2015-04-11 | 2017-08-11 |
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
4.87 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold and Gray |
Aluminium and Glass | -- |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 245.00 | $ 245.00 |
Display / Screen | |
5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
576 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
9.9 | 8.9 |
Performance | |
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
10.08 | 9.27 |
Storage | |
128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
10.1 | 10.78 |
Camera | |
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
-- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
10.01 | 9.79 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
6.7 | 6.6 |
Battery Life | |
2550mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
4.56 | 5.92 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
GPS | GPS |
NFC | NFC |
Infra-red port | -- |
Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Galaxy S6 has a score of 87.3, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's general score of 81.9. Even though Galaxy S6 is incredibly older than the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, it's body is thinner and incredibly lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a 64-bits processor and an additional GPU.
Galaxy S6 has a much better looking display than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater display density. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a slightly better memory to install applications and games than Galaxy S6, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a superior battery performance than Galaxy S6, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 2550mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a bit better camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos and a tinier back camera sensor shooting worse quality images and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a camera with a much better 16 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy S6 costs the same than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active.
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