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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-04-29 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.35 ounces |
| -- | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 800.00 |
| 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 | Kryo 585 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 |
| 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
The Galaxy S6 Active is just a bit better than the OnePlus 8 UW, with a overall score of 80.9 against 75.9. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Galaxy S6 Active has 5.0 version while OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10 version. The Galaxy S6 Active is a a lot lighter but somewhat thicker phone than the OnePlus 8 UW.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a little bit better looking display than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a higher display pixels density. The Galaxy S6 Active features a bit faster CPU than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64-bit CPU.
OnePlus 8 UW has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. OnePlus 8 UW shoots a lot better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a much larger camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality, a way higher resolution camera in the back and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures.
The OnePlus 8 UW features greater battery performance than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S6 Active is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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