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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.82 ounces |
| -- | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.6 |
| 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 Huawei P30 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, having a score of 81.7 against 80.9. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P30 has a newer 10 version and Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has Android 5.0. Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit better processor than Huawei P30, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an additional graphics processor.
The Galaxy S6 Active features a much sharper display than Huawei P30, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px. The Huawei P30 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P30 also has a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution, a way bigger sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video.
Huawei P30 counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Huawei P30 has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 4% larger battery capacity.
Although Huawei P30 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy S6 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S6 Active. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Galaxy S6 Active, giving up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most out of your money.
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