Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S6 Active and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

The comparison of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL smartphones’ specifications. This comparison table helps to choose the most fitting smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Active (SM-G890)
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL (L950XL)
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
Release date
2015 2015
Price
Body
Weight
6 oz 5.82 oz
Dimensions
5.78 x 2.89 x 0.34 inch 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inch
Colors
gray, white black, white
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
System
OS version
Android OS v5.0 (Lollipop) Microsoft Windows 10
SoC
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
CPU
Octa-core, Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 Octa-core, Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57
GPU
Mali-T760 MP8 Adreno 430
Performance
Display
Display type
Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen size
5.1 inch 5.7 inch
Resolution
1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
Multitouch support
yes yes
Refresh rate
Brightness
Memory
RAM
3 GB 3 GB
Internal storage
32 GB 32 GB
Memory card slot
no microSD
Camera
Main camera
16 MP, 2988 x 5312 px, autofocus 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 px, autofocus, optical image stabilization
Flash
LED LED
Selfie camera
5 MP 5 MP
Connectivity
GSM 2G bands
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Network coverage
2G / 3G / 4G 2G / 3G / 4G
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC
yes yes
FM radio
no yes
USB
microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C
Headphone
3.5 mm jack 3.5 mm jack
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3340 mAh
Charger
Features
Sensors
accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate, proximity accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, proximity, sensor core
Specials
Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Dustproof and water-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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