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Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) , Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.7", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 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 Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" inch 5.1" inch
Screen area 89.6 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.8% 66.5%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 512GB 4GB 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 242 249
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 920 979
General specs Release date 2015, August 2015, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm 146.8 Х 73.4 Х 8.6 mm
Weight 171 g 170 g
Colors Black Sapphire, White Pearl White, Gray
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 540 EUR 380 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 28 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h Stand by time- Up to 504 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 - N920V, N920R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N920V, N920R  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N920P -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - N920V  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - N920P  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900) - N920R 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 (3CA), EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.51 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     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 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Stylus - Versions: N920V (Verizon); N920P (Sprint); N920R (US Cellular) 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 Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 Active
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP