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Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2016-10-20 | 2015-04-11 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | $ 252.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion 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 Samsung Galaxy S6 is just a bit better than the Google Pixel XL, getting a overall score of 87.4 against 81.3. The Samsung Galaxy S6 is an older phone than Google Pixel XL, but it's lighter and a lot thinner anyway. Galaxy S6 counts with a brighter screen than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a little greater pixels count in each inch in the screen.
The Galaxy S6 counts with as much storage for applications and games as the Google Pixel XL one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy S6 counts with a quite superior performance than Google Pixel XL, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor, 4 more cores and a 64-bit processor.
The Google Pixel XL features greater battery lifetime than Galaxy S6, because it has 3450mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a bit better camera than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a smaller sensor providing a worse image quality, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more megapixels and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light images.
Galaxy S6 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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