Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3

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

  Mi Note 3:

  LCD

• Weight

  Mi Note 3: 7 g lighter

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  170 g

  Mi Note 3:

  163 g

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S6 Active: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  5.1 in

  Mi Note 3:

  5.5 in

• Memory variants

  At 64 GB storage

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  3 GB RAM

  Mi Note 3:

  6 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

  Mi Note 3:

  Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Galaxy S6 Active:

  Single

  Mi Note 3:

  Dual

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 +1 mm versus Mi Note 3

2. 2. Mi Note 3

   Height:

   152.6 mm +5.8 mm versus Galaxy S6 Active

   Width:

   74 mm

   Depth:

   7.6 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. Galaxy S6 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

2. 2. Mi Note 3

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Mi Note 3 has approximately 16.3% 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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