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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-16 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| -- | 5.50 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 297.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.1 |
| 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 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/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 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 just a bit better than the Moto Z3, having an 80.9 score against 77.6. The Galaxy S6 Active is a lighter but notably thicker phone than Moto Z3. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but Galaxy S6 Active has an older 5.0 version while Moto Z3 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Galaxy S6 Active counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Motorola Moto Z3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher number of pixels per inch of screen and a better 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a little faster processing unit than Moto Z3, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bit processor and an additional graphics processing unit.
The Moto Z3 has a much better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, although it has a smaller sensor, a much less megapixels resolution camera in the back, a lower video resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture. The Motorola Moto Z3 features much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Moto Z3, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S6 Active is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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