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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2017-02-21 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.00 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 576 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Active is a bit better than the HTC U Ultra, with an 80.9 score against 77. The Galaxy S6 Active is a extremely lighter but thicker cellphone than HTC U Ultra. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a brighter display than HTC U Ultra, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 2560 x 1440 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a little bit better pixel density.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with a quite superior performance than HTC U Ultra, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores (but slower), a 64-bit processor and an extra GPU. The HTC U Ultra has a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has more internal memory.
The Galaxy S6 Active features a little better battery performance than HTC U Ultra, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity. The HTC U Ultra takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a way less megapixels back-facing camera and a lower video definition, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality videos and photographs and a larger aperture for better low-light photography and video.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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