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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2021-01-14 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches |
| -- | 7.28 ounces |
| -- | Flash gray, Glowing blue (retail only) and Polar silver (retail only) |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 11 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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
Galaxy S6 Active has a general score of 80.9, which is slightly better than the Moto G Power (2021)'s score of 76.5. The Galaxy S6 Active is a notably lighter and a bit thinner cellphone than the Moto G Power (2021). The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a much more vibrant screen than Moto G Power (2021), because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a way greater pixels number per display inch and a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1440.
Moto G Power (2021) features a much better memory for apps and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active features a better performing processing unit than Moto G Power (2021), because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a GPU.
The Motorola Moto G Power (2021) captures a lot better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Motorola Moto G Power (2021) also has a larger aperture, a much bigger camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photographs and a camera with much more megapixels.
Motorola Moto G Power (2021) has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
Although Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is a better device, it costs a lot more than Moto G Power (2021), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Moto G Power (2021). So if you need that extra features, you can buy Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, but if you don't you can save some money and buy the Moto G Power (2021), letting go some features and specs.
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