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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| -- | 4.06 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Active has a global score of 80.9, which is a bit better than Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 overall score. The Galaxy S6 Active design is incredibly lighter but a lot thicker than Galaxy Alpha. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy S6 Active has a more recent 5.0 version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
Galaxy S6 Active features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a much greater screen pixel density, a much better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a little bit larger screen. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 64-bit processing unit, a larger amount of RAM memory, a faster graphics processor working at 650 MHz and a higher number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a much better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, although it has a camera with a much lower 12 megapixels resolution, a smaller diafragm aperture and a lower (4K) video resolution. Galaxy Alpha features as much memory to store more games and applications as Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although the Galaxy Alpha has no external memory slot, they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 1860mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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