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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.3 |
| -- | 2013-10-31 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 4.59 ounces |
| -- | Black, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is slightly better than the Google Nexus 5, with an 80.9 score against 76. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is a a little thicker but incredibly lighter phone than Google Nexus 5. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has 5.0 version while Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features just a bit better display than Google Nexus 5, because it has a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, a little bigger display and more pixels per screen inch. Google Nexus 5 features as much storage for applications, games, photos and videos as the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although the Google Nexus 5 has no SD extension slot, they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with a little faster CPU than Google Nexus 5, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory, a faster graphics processing unit, a 64-bits processor and 4 more CPU cores. The Google Nexus 5 has a camera that is very similar to the camera in Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, although the Google Nexus 5 has a way lower (Full HD) video definition, a lot tinier diafragm aperture, a back camera with a lot worse resolution and a tinier sensor capturing lower quality photos and videos.
The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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