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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-06-06 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.82 ounces |
| -- | Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.6 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a general score of 80.9, which is a bit better than Motorola Moto Z4's 79.8 overall score. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active's design is a lot lighter but thicker than the Motorola Moto Z4. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has older 5.0 version and Motorola Moto Z4 has Android 10 version.
The Galaxy S6 Active has a faster processing unit than Moto Z4, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bit processing unit. Galaxy S6 Active features a much sharper screen than Moto Z4, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better display pixels density and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Moto Z4 captures way better videos and photos than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Moto Z4 also has a much larger sensor providing a much better image quality, a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a bigger diafragm aperture for better captures and videos in low-light environments.
Moto Z4 features much more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Moto Z4 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy S6 Active is also by far the cheapest one, making it a no doubt choice.
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