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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.25 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.96 ounces |
| -- | Aurora black and Moroccan blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 204.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| 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
LG V40 ThinQ is slightly better than Galaxy S6 Active, with an 81.2 score against 80.9. These devices include Android OS, but LG V40 ThinQ has newer 10 version while Galaxy S6 Active has Android 5.0. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a much better screen than LG V40 ThinQ, because although it has a way smaller display and a little worse 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixels density.
Galaxy S6 Active features a bit better processing power than LG V40 ThinQ, 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 an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processor. The LG V40 ThinQ has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
The LG V40 ThinQ captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a lot lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lower video quality, and they both have a 0.38 inches back camera sensor, the LG V40 ThinQ also counts with a lot larger aperture.
Galaxy S6 Active has just a bit better battery performance than LG V40 ThinQ, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, LG V40 ThinQ is also a bargain compared to others.
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