Meizu Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Active Comparison and Differences
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Meizu Note 8
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Meizu Note 8 or Samsung Galaxy S6 Active Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Meizu Note 8 | Samsung Galaxy S6 Active | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2018, October | 2015, June | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 153.6 x 75.5 x 7.9 mm | 6.05 x 6.05 x 2.97 in | 146.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.89 in | |
| Weight | 168 g | 5.93 oz | 170 g | 6 oz | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red, Pink | White, Gray | |
| Battery | 3600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 504 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h |
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| Approximate price | 200 EUR | 380 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6" in | 5.1" in | |
| Screen area | 92.9 cm2 | 71.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 80.1% | 66.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2160 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 402 PPI | 576 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF -5 MP, depth sensor |
-16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, AF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0 | 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo); Flyme UI | Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) | - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 506 | Mali-T760MP8 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 249 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 979 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1259 | 1286 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4811 | 4149 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 3097 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - China -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700), 40(2300) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head) 0.42 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging: mCharge (18W) |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant |
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| Versions |
- For AT&T Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 active G890 |
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