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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
| -- | 2021-03-27 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.91 ounces |
| -- | Arctic white, Deep Ocean blue and Night black |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.81 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4520mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Poco F3 has an overall score of 87.3, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active's score of 80.9. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Xiaomi Poco F3 has a more recent 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has Android 5.0 version. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a slightly better display than Xiaomi Poco F3, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a greater pixel amount per display inch.
Galaxy S6 Active features a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Poco F3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and an extra GPU. Xiaomi Poco F3 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Poco F3 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much better photo and video quality, a larger camera aperture and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi Poco F3 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Poco F3 features superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 29% larger battery size.
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