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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| -- | 5.68 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| 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 (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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.88 |
| 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.88 |
| 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 just a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZs, having a global score of 80.9 against 77.2. The Galaxy S6 Active is a way lighter but a little thicker phone than Sony Xperia XZs. Galaxy S6 Active counts with a way better looking display than Xperia XZs, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Xperia XZs has a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S6 Active. Both of them have exactly the same internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a quite better processing power than Xperia XZs, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor, a 64 bits processor and 4 more cores (although slower).
The Sony Xperia XZs takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking images or videos in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XZs also counts with a camera in the back with a better resolution and a bigger sensor which offers a better image and video quality.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has greater battery life than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is also by far the cheapest one.
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