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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2015-11-02 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Silver and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 649.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 6P has a score of 80.3, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. Despite of the fact the Google Nexus 6P is older and somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), it's design is still just a bit thinner. Google Nexus 6P counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bit more pixels per inch in the display, a bit bigger screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
The Google Nexus 6P has a bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Google Nexus 6P has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017). Both of them have a 3 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Google Nexus 6P takes slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot lower 12.3 mega pixels resolution camera and a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality. The Google Nexus 6P features a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3450mAh of battery capacity.
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