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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 5.75 ounces |
| -- | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S6 Active's general score of 80.9. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little better pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy S9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an additional graphics co-processor. The Galaxy S9 features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 64 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy S9 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a lower (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality and a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in low light environments.
The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit longer battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Galaxy S9 not only is the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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