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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
SM-G890| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.10 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Purple |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a general score of 83.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S6 Active's general score of 80.9. Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has 3 GB less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy S6 Active has a more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Xiaomi Mi 9 takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a bigger diafragm aperture, a much bigger camera sensor which offers a lot better photo and video quality and a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active features a little longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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