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Global Score
87.381.9
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 5.0--
2015-04-112017-08-11
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
4.87 ounces7.34 ounces
Black, Blue, Gold and WhiteGold and Gray
Aluminium and Glass--
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 245.00$ 245.00
Display / Screen
5.1 inches5.8 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)2960 x 1440 pixels
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
576 pixels per inch568 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.98.9
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processorKryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM4 GB RAM
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPUAdreno 540 GPU
10.089.27
Storage
128 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot
10.110.78
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP12.00 MP + 8.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/1.70 aperture
28.00mm focal length26.00mm focal length
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video
10.019.79
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.76.6
Battery Life
2550mAh Battery4000mAh Li - Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless ChargingWireless Charging
4.565.92
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 5.1, EDR
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Infra-red port--
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

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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