Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs Sonim XP8

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

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  OLED

  XP8:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy S6 Active: 165 g lighter

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  170 g

  XP8:

  335 g

• Width

  Galaxy S6 Active: 6.1 mm narrower

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  73.4 mm

  XP8:

  79.5 mm

• Chipset

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

  XP8:

  Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S6 Active: 9.4 mm thinner

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  8.6 mm

  XP8:

  18 mm

• Height

  Galaxy S6 Active: 5.2 mm shorter

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  146.8 mm

  XP8:

  152 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. Galaxy S6 Active

   Height:

   146.8 mm

   Width:

   73.4 mm

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

2. 2. XP8

   Height:

   152 mm +5.2 mm versus Galaxy S6 Active

   Width:

   79.5 mm +6.1 mm versus Galaxy S6 Active

   Depth:

   18 mm +9.4 mm versus Galaxy S6 Active

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. Galaxy S6 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

2. 2. XP8

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Galaxy S6 Active has approximately 4% more rectangular screen area than XP8.

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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