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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2017-04-28 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.93 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | $ 421.00 |
| 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 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 2457 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 6, having an 80.9 score against 76.5. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active body is somewhat thicker but notably lighter than Xiaomi Mi 6. Galaxy S6 Active has a bit superior processor than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an additional GPU.
Galaxy S6 Active has a brighter screen than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a higher pixel density. Xiaomi Mi 6 captures better pictures and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a much lower resolution camera in the back, a tinier back-facing camera sensor giving a worse image quality and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in low light environments.
Xiaomi Mi 6 features a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features just a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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