Those who live on the edge will find the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active a solid companion, with its rugged build, long-lasting battery và excellent camera.
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If you"re a fan hâm mộ of living life on the edge, or are notorious for your butter fingers, you"ll want a điện thoại cảm ứng that can take a beating. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, an AT&T exclusive, was built to withstand all sorts of abuse, from getting smacked against a table to being submerged in water. Lượt thích the regular Galaxy S6, the Active ($199 with two-year contract, or $695 provides plenty of processing power and an excellent camera. Samsung also designed an Activity Zone for the Active that puts the most important tools & statistics on one page. Throw in a longer-lasting battery than in the regular S6, & you"ve got one of the best smartphones for an active lifestyle yet.
Ruggedness/Water Resistance
My friends gasped in horror when I dropped the S6 Active in a crowded restaurant, but I didn"t break a sweat. Thanks khổng lồ its sturdy, rubbery back, the handset survived the 4-foot fall without a scratch.
Because the phone is rated at IP68 for dust- & water-resistance, your S6 Active will still work after being underwater at a depth of up to lớn 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) for 30 minutes. That means if you drop the S6 in a pool — or worse, your toilet — you won"t have to anxiously dunk it in a container of rice & hope it works after three days. I placed the Active in a 9.5-inch-deep tank of water for 30 minutes và was pleased to lớn find the phone just as responsive immediately after I took it out as it had been previously.
Although it feels rather naked, since it"s not protected by a bumper, the Active"s Gorilla Glass 4 screen is tough and shatter-resistant. I was stupefied when the Active"s display, after being pounded repeatedly on the edge of a table, showed no signs of wear or damage.
The phone also survived being tossed on the floor, down a flight of stairs & against a wall.
The display survived my bashing it angrily against a stair banister with excessive force, but doing this a second time cracked the screen.
Despite having an open micro
USB port at the bottom and a 3.5mm headphone jack at the top, the Active maintains its water resistance.
Design
The beauty of the Galaxy S6 Active"s design is that although it doesn"t scream rugged, it feels very sturdy. The rubberized, reinforced back cover feels lượt thích it can take a beating, & although the Gorilla Glass 4 screen seems exposed, it was strong enough to withstand several drops and smacks against a stair railing.
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Just like the Galaxy S6, the Active"s body toàn thân is sealed, blocking access to the battery and leaving no micro
SD card slot for expandable memory. But I can live with this trade-off for the water resistance.
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On the right side of the Active sits a texturized power/hold button, while a dedicated Activity key & volume rockers sit on the left. These specially textured keys are designed to be easier lớn press with gloves on. Below the 5.1-inch display are three physical buttons for All Apps, trang chủ and Back. Since I"m used to lớn capacitive keys, pressing down on the Active"s keys required more effort than I"d prefer.
At 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.34 inches, the S6 Active is thicker than the regular, 0.27-inch Samsung Galaxy S6 & Apple i
Phone 6, but slimmer than the 0.39-inch điện thoại htc One M9 và the LG G4, which at its thickest measures 0.39 inches.
Weighing 5.29 ounces, the S6 Active is also heavier than the Galaxy S6 (4.9 ounces) and the i
Phone 6 (4.55 ounces), but lighter than the One M9 (5.5 ounces) và the G4 (5.47 ounces).
The S6 Active is also smaller than what you get if you wrap your S6 in a Lifeproof waterproof case (6.1 x 3.2 x 0.6 inches) or an Otterbox Defender (6.04 x 3.27 x 0.54 inches). The latter is not waterproof.
Display và Audio
I enjoyed gawking at Chris Pratt"s handsome face in a 1080p trailer for Jurassic World, thanks lớn the S6 Active"s brilliant, 5.1-inch, 2560 x 1440 AMOLED display. Pratt"s tung skin & pink lips looked vivid as he unflinchingly stared down a trio of velociraptors, and every stray hair on his hairline was crisp. The colors were even richer than on the theater screen on which I saw the movie. Viewing angles were generous, và image unique did not degrade as I moved from side lớn side.
Based on our light meter, the S6 Active has one of the brightest displays of the category, notching 547 nits. That"s higher than the average điện thoại cảm ứng (399 nits), the LG G4 (396 nits), the One M9 (472 nits) và the regular S6 (521 nits). Only the i
Phone 6 (559 nits) shone brighter.
The S6 Active"s display is also richer than the competition"s, reproducing 156.6 percent of the s
RGB màu sắc gamut on our colorimeter. That"s more than the average smartphone (114.5 percent), the i
Phone 6 (95 percent), the One M9 (94 percent) & the G4 (109.8 percent). It was just shy of the regular S6, which registered 159 percent.
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While the Active displayed rich hues, it falls short on màu sắc accuracy. With a Delta-E rating of 4.9, the Active lost khổng lồ the average điện thoại (4.4), the Galaxy S6 (4.7), the One M9 (4.3), the G4 (3.5) và the i
Phone 6 (3.0). Numbers closer khổng lồ 0 mean more-accurate colors.
Crashing waves and synthesizer beats sounded crisp and distinct in Taylor Swift"s "Style," and the tuy nhiên was loud enough khổng lồ be heard clearly from anywhere in a studio apartment.
Software
Running Samsung"s Touch
Wiz on đứng đầu of app android Lollipop, the Active"s interface is almost identical to the S6"s. The lock screen shows you notifications from apps, & lets you swipe to launch the dialer or camera. Also, when you swipe all the way to lớn the left from your home screen, you see Flipboard Briefing, which puts the đứng đầu news, based on your social network activity, on one page.
Touch
Wiz lets you install custom themes khổng lồ change the way your icons, wallpaper & other interfaces look. I selected the Pink theme, and loved the xinh tươi new icons for apps such as Phone, Messages, Internet và Camera.
Apps
You might have khổng lồ spend some time decluttering your apps folder. The Active comes with a truckload of AT&T apps, including my
AT&T, Drive
Mode (blocks incoming call và message alerts to lớn prevent distraction), AT&T Navigator, AT&T Mail và AT&T Locker for cloud storage (the carrier provides 5GB free). Most of these are redundant, và are thankfully kept away in a folder labelled AT&T. Drive
Mode and my
AT&T each have shortcuts on one of the trang chủ screens, though. The carrier also bundled third-party apps, such as Amazon, Uber, Yellow Pages and Wild
Tangent Games.
At least there are some goodies in the mix. There"s Samsung"s S Health lớn monitor your fitness data, the Milk Music ứng dụng (powered by Slacker) & Samsung"s own curated store, Galaxy Apps.
Activity Zone
Made for fitness and outdoor enthusiasts, the Galaxy S6 Active has a custom software interface that displays information such as the Weather, altitude, steps taken (fed from Samsung"s S Health app), & shortcuts to Flashlight & Stopwatch. This page is activated when you press the dedicated Activity button on the left side.
The S6 Active smoked the competition on the general performance benchmark Geekbench 3. Its score of 5,191 trumps the i
Phone 6 (2,931), the One M9 (3,818), the LG G4 (3,493) and even the regular S6 (5,120).
Taking 4 minutes & 7 seconds khổng lồ transcode a 204MB đoạn phim from HD to 480p, the Active is faster than the average điện thoại (6:09), the One M9 (4:47) & the LG G4 (4:13), but slower than the regular S6"s blazing 2:35. We re-ran the tests for the Active & the regular S6, but still saw a full minute lớn two minutes of difference between the two phones" times, even though they have the same guts. We"ve reached out to lớn Samsung for an explanation on this và have yet to hear back.
With a 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited result of 16,218, the Active delivered better graphics than the average điện thoại cảm ứng thông minh (15,050), but it trailed the i
Phone 6 (16,558), the LG G4 (18,510), the Galaxy S6 (21,193) & the One M9 (22,804).
Camera Performance
Packing the same 16-MP rear camera and 5-MP front shooter as the regular S6, the S6 Active really impressed. Regardless of the amount of light available, the Active shot bright, vibrant, evenly exposed pictures, although some photos in low light were out of focus or blurry.
(Image credit: Cherlynn Low)
Selfies shot on the Active were vivid & sharp, accurately depicting my friend"s brown hair & gray top.
Camera Features
Special khổng lồ the S6 Active is the Aqua camera mode, which turns the activity and volume keys into physical shutter buttons for image- and video-capture, respectively, so you can use the camera underwater. This is a thoughtful feature, considering cảm ứng screens don"t work well when wet. I was able to record video and take pictures when the phone was underwater just by pressing the buttons.
Left: Beauty màn chơi 0. Middle: Beauty cấp độ 4. Right: Beauty cấp độ 8 (max).
The S6"s Selfie mode includes a Beauty slider, a software feature that makes your skin appear smoother & your face a little smaller. On a scale of 0 lớn 8, the mặc định setting is TK, but you can phối the intensity yourself.
Battery Life
One of the biggest differences between the regular S6 & the S6 Active is the latter"s supersized 3,500-m
Ah battery. Samsung squeezed in a larger battery so the phone can last you all through your hike.
On our battery test, which involves continuous web surfing over AT&T"s 4G network, the S6 Active clocked an impressive 9 hours and 58 minutes. That"s more than two hours longer than the One M9 (7:14), the G4 (7:38) and the i
Phone 6 (7:40), and better than the average điện thoại (8:16) and the Galaxy S6 (8:32).
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Price & Configurations
You can buy the S6 Active for $199 with a two-year contract on AT&T, or opt for one of the carrier"s three installment-payment plans.
You pay $23.17 for 30 months on Next 24, $28.96 for 24 months on Next 18 or $34.75 for 20 months on Next 12. You can also pay a 30 percent ($209) down payment & $17.36 for 28 months. Up front, the full price of the Active is $695 without a contract.
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Of all the high-end smartphones released in 2015 so far, the one I keep going back to lớn is the Samsung Galaxy S6. It"s a well-rounded device with great hardware, class-leading performance, a top-notch camera, and an attractive design. It may not be the outstanding financial success that Samsung was hoping for, but it"s certainly one of the best devices released this year.
That"s not khổng lồ say the Galaxy S6 is without problems. The design, while sleek & sexy, is quite slippery, và the use of glass on the front & back of the handset makes it susceptible to lớn damage when dropped. It"s also not water resistant, unlike its predecessor, which is a disappointment for those that enjoy underwater photography or gaming while in the shower.
This is where the Galaxy S6 Active comes in. For the most part, the S6 Active is a clone of the standard S6, as it features the same 5.1 1440p display, the same Samsung Exynos 7420 So
C inside, and the same 16-megapixel optically stabilized camera. But where the S6 Active does differ from the S6 is in its design, which is much better suited lớn surviving drops, harsh conditions, và liquids. The Active also features a considerably larger battery, which promises lớn deliver far better battery life than the standard S6.
I"ll get lớn discussing the battery life a bit later, as the most obvious difference between the S6 & S6 Active is in the design. There"s still Gorilla Glass on the front of the Active, protecting the AMOLED display, but the metal & glass used elsewhere has been replaced entirely with thick plastic. And the plastic isn"t just smooth, minimalist plastic either: Samsung has applied all sorts of textures & contours that give the Active a seriously rugged look.
The inner section of this Galaxy S6 Active has been improved through a titanium metal dbrand skin
Wrapping around the edges of the S6 Active is the first piece of smooth matte plastic, with rubberized sections inserted into to lớn the left- & right-hand edges around the variety of buttons. On the back panel you"ll see a second, indented section of plastic that surrounds the camera, speaker và flash. Normally this area comes with a fairly boring texture or camouflage pattern, but the slick titanium metal skin from dbrand applied khổng lồ my S6 Active looks significantly better.
This wouldn"t be the first time dbrand has managed to improve the look (and even the feel) of a smartphone through high-quality skins, so once again they get my tick of approval.
The rugged kiến thiết of the S6 Active isn"t for everyone. Personally I"m not a huge fan hâm mộ of this style, as I far prefer the sleek metal và glass body toàn thân of the regular Galaxy S6. The shape và bulk of the S6 Active just isn"t as nice to look at or hold, và for this reason it certainly won"t be winning any awards for aesthetics.
But the reason why Samsung has opted for this kiến thiết is lớn make the Galaxy S6 rugged, tough and dependable. To vị this, the company had to lớn make the device more bulky, they had to switch out metal và glass for thick plastic, và they had to add in ridges & contours where the Galaxy S6 was smooth and flat. The result is a device that you can safely use without an external case.
This last part is key for people who normally would apply a case lớn their điện thoại cảm ứng thông minh for protection. I"m not the sort of person khổng lồ apply a case lớn a phone, because they typically don"t integrate well with the phone"s design, look tacky & cheap in comparison khổng lồ the phone"s actual design, địa chỉ cửa hàng lots of bulk, and don"t even offer very good protection. But with the Galaxy S6 Active, the case is essentially part of the handset"s design, which is a vastly superior solution for the adventurers, tradies or just the clumsy out there.
There are some limitations to lớn how rugged the Galaxy S6 Active actually is in practice. While the back và sides of the điện thoại thông minh are well protected from drops, the display on the front still seems reasonably exposed, with only a small rim around the edges protecting it from impacts with flat surfaces. I imagine if you drop the Galaxy S6 Active face down on a sharp rock, for example, the thin piece of glass protecting the AMOLED display wouldn"t stand a chance.
This is in contrast with rugged phones from companies like CAT, which produce even tougher smartphones with thicker materials protecting the display. Of course these phones typically look worse than the S6 Active, và tend lớn be harder to lớn use due to added bulk and a larger gap between your finger and the display. For the non-hardcore user, the S6 Active seems a great compromise between a usable design and protection from impacts, especially if you apply a decent screen protector.
The Galaxy S6 Active does qualify for a few protection ratings. The device can handle submersion in up to 1.5 meters of fresh water for 30 minutes and is protected from dust ingress as per the IP68 rating. It also qualifies for a MIL-STD-810G rating, indicating it has passed a series of (likely Samsung-designed) tests involving protection from shocks, temperatures, vibrations, sand, & other extreme conditions.
Despite the S6 Active"s water resistant body, both the 3.5mm audio jack and micro
USB port are exposed, which is a significantly better solution than flaps and covers we"ve seen in the past. There is a well-sealed nano-SIM card slot as well, just below the power nguồn button on the right-hand side, but no removable battery or micro
SD card slot.
Aside from the ruggedization of the body, there are a few other changes present in the Galaxy S6 Active compared khổng lồ the Galaxy S6. The fingerprint scanner in the trang chủ button is gone, replaced by three physical buttons - recent apps, trang chủ and back - below the display. Oddly, when you press the recent apps và back buttons the phone vibrates as if you had pressed capacitive buttons, which gives weird và unpleasant feedback to lớn what are otherwise pretty nice buttons. This doesn"t happen when you press the trang chủ button, which makes me think it"s a software carry-over from the regular Galaxy S6.
The other main change is the addition of a new button on the left side of the handset, above the volume rocker. This button, which Samsung calls the action Key, can be mapped to lớn two apps: one for a short press, and one for a long press. It"s actually a pretty convenient button lớn have, as you can map it to the camera, for example, allow you khổng lồ quickly enter the camera ứng dụng for an immediate snap.
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By default, the action Key is mapped to the Activity Zone, which includes a range of information such as the weather and air pressure info, easy access lớn S Health, a compass, a stopwatch, access to the flashlight, and music controls. It"s a pretty handy phầm mềm for people who lượt thích to take their phone with them as they exercise or explore the great outdoors, và it"s exclusive khổng lồ the S6 Active.