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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2020-04-21 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.35 ounces |
| -- | Glacial green |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Galaxy S6 Active has a general score of 80.9, which is just a bit better than OnePlus 8's general score of 76. The Galaxy S6 Active design is extremely lighter but thicker than the OnePlus 8. The Galaxy S6 Active features just a bit better performance than OnePlus 8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processor.
The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a little more vivid display than OnePlus 8, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a greater display pixels density. The OnePlus 8 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the OnePlus 8 also has a way larger sensor providing a way better image quality, a much higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos.
The OnePlus 8 features a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The OnePlus 8 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S6 Active is also a lot cheaper.
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