Motorola Moto E5 Plus 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

  Moto E5 Plus:

  LCD

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  OLED

• Weight

  Galaxy S6 Active: 26.6 g lighter

  Moto E5 Plus:

  196.6 g

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  170 g

• Width

  Galaxy S6 Active: 1.9 mm narrower

  Moto E5 Plus:

  75.3 mm

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  73.4 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S6 Active: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Moto E5 Plus:

  6 in

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  5.1 in

• Chipset

  Moto E5 Plus:

  Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S6 Active: 0.8 mm thinner

  Moto E5 Plus:

  9.4 mm

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  8.6 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. Moto E5 Plus

   Height:

   160.9 mm +14.1 mm versus Galaxy S6 Active

   Width:

   75.3 mm +1.9 mm versus Galaxy S6 Active

   Depth:

   9.4 mm +0.8 mm versus Galaxy S6 Active

2. 2. Galaxy S6 Active

   Height:

   146.8 mm

   Width:

   73.4 mm

   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. Moto E5 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S6 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

Moto E5 Plus has approximately 29.6% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S6 Active.

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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