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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
| -- | 2021-04-02 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.77 ounces |
| -- | Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 700.00 |
| 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 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 |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.65 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 OnePlus 9, with an 80.9 score against 76. These phones come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has older 5.0 version and OnePlus 9 has Android 11. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active's construction is a little bit thicker but notably lighter than OnePlus 9.
The Galaxy S6 Active features a way better display than OnePlus 9, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a higher screen density. OnePlus 9 counts with a superior memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy S6 Active has a little faster CPU than OnePlus 9, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bit CPU and an extra graphics co-processor. OnePlus 9 has a lot better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a much higher video definition, a back-facing camera with a way higher 48 MP resolution, a lot bigger sensor and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and video.
OnePlus 9 features longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it an obvious call.
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