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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2017-09-19 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.50 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 2700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.64 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a score of 80.9, which is just a bit better than Sony Xperia XZ1's general score of 78.3. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active's body is much lighter but somewhat thicker than Sony Xperia XZ1. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a much better looking display than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and a higher pixels density.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xperia XZ1, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processing unit. Xperia XZ1 counts with a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 64 GB internal memory.
The Xperia XZ1 takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Xperia XZ1 also counts with a higher 19 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger sensor.
Galaxy S6 Active has better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy S6 Active not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it a great choice.
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