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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2018-06-29 |
| 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 (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 500.00 |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.91 |
| 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/1.70 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is a bit better than Moto Z3 Play, with an 80.9 score against 76.3. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is a lighter but extremely thicker phone than the Moto Z3 Play. The Galaxy S6 Active features a lot better looking screen than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
Moto Z3 Play features a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a better processor than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an extra graphics processing unit.
Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a much better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video definition and a camera in the back with way less megapixels, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger camera aperture to take better captures and video in low-light situations.
Galaxy S6 Active has a little better battery lifetime than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S6 Active is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a great choice.
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