Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| June 2015 | December 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - June 2015 | Available - February 2016 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 595 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Yes | Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
143.5 x 70.6 x 6.9 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) |
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm (5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 138 g (4.87 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - MIL-STD-810G certified - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, |
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Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T760 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64/128 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio, recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2550 mAh | 2900 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 23 h (3G) | - |