Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| -- | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.54 ounces |
| -- | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.6 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9 |
| 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 |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.6 |
| 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
Galaxy S6 Active is a little bit better than the Galaxy S7 edge, having a overall score of 80.9 against 78.1. These phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy S6 Active has the older 5.0 version while Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo. Galaxy S6 Active is a extremely lighter but somewhat thicker phone than the Galaxy S7 edge.
The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor, a larger number of cores and a 64-bits processor. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a more vivid screen than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 2560 x 1440px, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Galaxy S7 edge has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active. They have the same internal storage. Galaxy S7 edge features just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 3 percent greater battery size. Galaxy S7 edge features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way less mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a bigger back camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone an obvious call.
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