HTC One S9 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  One S9:

  LCD

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  OLED

• Weight

  One S9: 12 g lighter

  One S9:

  158 g

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  170 g

• Width

  One S9: 3.7 mm narrower

  One S9:

  69.7 mm

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  73.4 mm

• Chipset

  One S9:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S6 Active: 1.5 mm thinner

  One S9:

  10.1 mm

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  8.6 mm

• Height

  One S9: 2.2 mm shorter

  One S9:

  144.6 mm

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  146.8 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. One S9

   Height:

   144.6 mm

   Width:

   69.7 mm

   Depth:

   10.1 mm +1.5 mm versus Galaxy S6 Active

2. 2. Galaxy S6 Active

   Height:

   146.8 mm +2.2 mm versus One S9

   Width:

   73.4 mm +3.7 mm versus One S9

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. One S9

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S6 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

Galaxy S6 Active has approximately 4% more rectangular screen area than One S9.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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