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Full Specifications October 25, 2026
Samsung Galaxy S6 active Android 5.0
Samsung · 2015

Samsung Galaxy S6 active

Samsung Galaxy S6 active Android smartphone. Announced Jun 2015. Features 5.1″ display, Exynos 7420 Octa chipset, 16 MP primary camera, 5 MP front camera, 3500 mAh battery, 64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM, MIL-STD-810G compliant, Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

Display 5.1"
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa
RAM 3 GB
Storage 32GB/64GB storage, no card slot
Camera 16 MP
Battery 3500 mAh
OS Android 5.0.2, up to 6.0.1, TouchWiz UI
Build 170g, 8.6mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2015, June. Released 2015, June
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T760MP8

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm 2 (~66.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Memory

Card slot No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
memoryother UFS 2.0

Main Camera

Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

Single 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps

Body

Dimensions 146.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.34 in)
Weight 170 g (6.00 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
bodyother IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant

Battery

Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 504 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play Up to 57 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 29, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
featuresother ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation

Our Tests

Battery (old) Endurance rating 109h

Misc

Colors White, Gray
Models SM-G890A
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2015, June. Released 2015, June
Status Discontinued
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T760MP8
Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm 2 (~66.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~576 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Card slot No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
memoryother UFS 2.0
Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS
Single 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
Dimensions 146.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.34 in)
Weight 170 g (6.00 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
bodyother IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 504 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play Up to 57 h
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 29, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
featuresother ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Battery (old) Endurance rating 109h
Colors White, Gray
Models SM-G890A
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)
Price About 350 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
33.8/100
Entry-level

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Processor 20.4
Display 75.5
Camera 62.3
Battery 57.2
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