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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| -- | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| -- | 5.11 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | $ 345.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 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 | 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 + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| 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 has a global score of 80.9, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s's 76.4 overall score. Galaxy S6 Active's body is just a little bit thicker but extremely lighter than the Xiaomi Mi 5s. These phones include Android operating system, but Galaxy S6 Active has the older 5.0 version and Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a brighter screen than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a better display density. Galaxy S6 Active features a quite better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit, a 64-bit CPU and more cores.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s features a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active has a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 5s features a much better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a worse (4K) video definition, a tinier aperture and a lot lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The 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 phones, making it an obvious call.
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