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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 5.04 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has an overall score of 80.9, which is just a bit better than the Google Pixel's 80.2 global score. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active construction is just a little thicker but a lot lighter than Google Pixel. The Galaxy S6 Active features a more powerful processor than Google Pixel, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores , an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processor.
Galaxy S6 Active features a much more vibrant display than Google Pixel, because it has a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a quite bigger display and more pixels per inch in the display. Google Pixel features a superior camera than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a way worse resolution back camera, a smaller aperture which is not good for low light images and video and a worse video resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor taking higher quality pictures and videos.
Google Pixel has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with better battery life than Google Pixel, because it has a 3500mAh battery size instead of 2770mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it a no doubt choice.
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