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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| -- | 6.53 ounces |
| -- | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 Active is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, having a score of 80.9 against 75.8. The Galaxy S6 Active design is thinner and extremely lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S7 Active. They have an equal resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a same size display and a greater pixels amount per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy S6 Active. Both have exactly the same internal memory. Galaxy S6 Active has a faster processing unit than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with 4 more processing cores , a GPU and a 64 bits processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features a bit better battery life than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera with lot less MP, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better images in low-light environments.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is also the cheapest one.
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