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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs Huawei P40 Pro

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei P40 Pro , Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

Huawei P40 Pro 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.58", with resolution 1200x2640. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 50 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 6.58" inch 5.1" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.6% 66.5%
Screen resolution 1200 x 2640 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 50 MP, Quad 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -Periscope 12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54'', PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions HDR LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Dual 5 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
DxOMark Main Score 128
DxOMark Photo 108
DxOMark Video 95
DxOMark Selfie Score 103
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-T760MP8
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 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
Antutu 8 score 497741
GeekBench 5 Single Core 775 249
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3182 979
General specs Release date 2020, March 26 2015, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.2 Х 72.6 Х 9 mm 146.8 Х 73.4 Х 8.6 mm
Weight 209 g 170 g
Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black White, Gray
Battery 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 970 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, glass back, aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)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 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - 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, 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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC 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, 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 No Yes
Others HDR10 -90Hz refresh rate Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fast charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 27W -Fast reverse wireless charging 27W - 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 P40 Pro
  • Screen 6.58"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 50 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 Active
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP