Alcatel Hero 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Alcatel | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2014 | June 2015 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2014 | Available - June 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 595 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Dark Gray | Yes |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
209 x 122 x 7.3 mm (8.23 x 4.8 x 0.29 in) |
143.5 x 70.6 x 6.9 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | |
| 310 g (10.93 oz) | 138 g (4.87 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus | - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - MIL-STD-810G certified - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-450MP4 [Similar] | Mali-T760 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8/16/32 GB | 32/64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection | Auto focus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] | 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8/16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4060 mAh | 2550 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 23 h (3G) |