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Samsung Galaxy S6
64 GBSM-G920F
| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 85.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-11-02 | 2015-04-11 |
| 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 649.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 is just a bit better than Google Nexus 6P, getting an 85.1 score against 80.3. Although Galaxy S6 and the Google Nexus 6P were released only 7 months apart, Galaxy S6 is notably lighter and a bit thinner. Galaxy S6 has a better display than Google Nexus 6P, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 2560 x 1440px, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a bit better amount of pixels in each inch of display.
Google Nexus 6P has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S6, because it has more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S6 counts with a quite better performance than Google Nexus 6P, and although they both have 8 cpu cores and 3 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy S6 also has an extra GPU and a 64-bits CPU.
The Google Nexus 6P has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has a 35% bigger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a slightly better camera than Google Nexus 6P, because although it has a smaller sensor offering a worse image quality, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and video and a camera with much more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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