Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs Sony Xperia XZ2

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

  Xperia XZ2:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy S6 Active: 28 g lighter

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  170 g

  Xperia XZ2:

  198 g

• Width

  Xperia XZ2: 1.4 mm narrower

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  73.4 mm

  Xperia XZ2:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S6 Active: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  5.1 in

  Xperia XZ2:

  5.7 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

  Xperia XZ2:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S6 Active: 2.5 mm thinner

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  8.6 mm

  Xperia XZ2:

  11.1 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 +1.4 mm versus Xperia XZ2

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

2. 2. Xperia XZ2

   Height:

   153 mm +6.2 mm versus Galaxy S6 Active

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   11.1 mm +2.5 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. Xperia XZ2

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.8 cm²

Xperia XZ2 has approximately 16.9% 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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