Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-03-16 | -- |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | -- |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, getting an 83.3 score against 80.9. Galaxy S6 Active counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a little smaller display and a bit worse 2560 x 1440px resolution, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy S6 Active features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bit processor and an additional graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S9 counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower 12 megapixels resolution and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a way bigger aperture for better photos and videos in poorly lited situations and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S9 is also a lot cheaper.
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