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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| -- | 6.70 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Active is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, with a general score of 80.9 against 80.4. Galaxy S6 Active is a much lighter and a little thinner cellphone than the Xiaomi Black Shark. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy S6 Active has an older 5.0 version and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a better looking display than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display pixels density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Xiaomi Black Shark has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an extra graphics processing unit. Xiaomi Black Shark has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a tinier camera sensor which offers a worse photo and video quality, a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much lower resolution camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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