Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 7.37 ounces |
| -- | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 (960 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Galaxy S6 Active has a score of 80.9, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's 79 score. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S6 Active has 5.0 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has Android 11. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has a lot better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy S6 Active has a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has less RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bit processing unit.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a larger aperture to take better images in low-light environments.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a way better battery duration than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 43 percent larger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S6 Active is also cheaper than the other phone.
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