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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2020-04-21 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 7.02 ounces |
| -- | Glacial green |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 747.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3168 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 512 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 9.7 |
| 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 | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") 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 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.4 |
| 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
The Galaxy S6 Active has an overall score of 80.9, which is slightly better than the OnePlus 8 Pro's overall score of 77.2. The Galaxy S6 Active construction is a little thicker but lighter than the OnePlus 8 Pro. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a bit sharper screen than OnePlus 8 Pro, because although it has a little bit lower 2560 x 1440 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels number in each inch of display.
OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active has a bit better processor than OnePlus 8 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bits processor and a graphics processing unit.
OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a greater camera than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels, a way bigger sensor which offers a much better image and video quality and a bigger camera aperture for better low light captures.
The OnePlus 8 Pro features better battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 29 percent more battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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