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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2017-05-18 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.96 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 576 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.7 |
| 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Galaxy S6 Active is a bit better than HTC U11, getting a global score of 80.9 against 77.6. The Galaxy S6 Active design is somewhat thicker but notably lighter than the HTC U11. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than HTC U11, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics processing unit.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with a better screen than HTC U11, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a quite better pixels density. The HTC U11 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega pixels resolution and a lower (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light images and video and a bigger camera sensor.
The HTC U11 has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy S6 Active counts with a little longer battery duration than HTC U11, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other phone.
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