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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs Sony Xperia 5 II

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia 5 II , Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

Sony Xperia 5 II 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.1", with resolution 1080x2520. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" inc 5.1" inch
Screen area 86.9 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.9% 66.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'' 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions HDR LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 650 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 79322
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1286
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4149
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3097
GeekBench 5 Single Core 249
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 979
General specs Release date 2020, September 17 2015, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 68 Х 8 mm 146.8 Х 73.4 Х 8.6 mm
Weight 163 g 170 g
Colors Black, Grey, Blue, Pink White, Gray
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 900 EUR 380 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 504 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine -120Hz refresh rate Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass - Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, Infrared port - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant - For AT&T Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 active G890

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia 5 II
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 Active
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP