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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.1 |
| -- | 2015-10-01 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.77 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Brown and White |
| -- | Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 418 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 120 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 Active has a general score of 80.9, which is a bit better than the LG V10's 78.6 global score. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy S6 Active has an older 5.0 version while LG V10 has Android 5.1. Galaxy S6 Active's design is a lot lighter but a little thicker than LG V10.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a way better processing power than LG V10, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a GPU, a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and a 64-bit processor. The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit more vivid display than LG V10, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 2560 x 1440, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a little bit greater pixel density.
The LG V10 has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit better battery lifetime than LG V10, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity. LG V10 shoots greater photographs and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have a same size camera sensor, the same (4K) video quality, the same video frame rates and a 16 mega pixels resolution back camera, the LG V10 also has a bigger camera aperture for better low light captures.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy S6 Active is also cheap compared to the LG V10, making this phone an easy choice.
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