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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 61.4 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-06-26 | 2015-04-10 |
| 5.20 x 2.60 x 0.39 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Plastic | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Krait 200 (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.06 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.68 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Edge is a lot better than HTC 8XT, having a general score of 85.7 against 61.4. The Galaxy S6 Edge is a newer phone, and it is also just a little lighter and notably thinner than HTC 8XT. The Galaxy S6 Edge comes with Android 5.0 OS, while HTC 8XT has Windows Phone 8 OS. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a much more powerful CPU than HTC 8XT, because it has 6 more cores, a much better graphics processing unit running at 650 megahertz, a 64-bits processor and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a much more vibrant display than HTC 8XT, because it has a lot better resolution of 2560 x 1440, a bigger display and a lot more pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy S6 Edge features a much bigger memory to install applications and games than HTC 8XT, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S6 Edge takes better pictures and videos than HTC 8XT, because it has a way more megapixels camera, a way better video resolution and a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in low light situations. The Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a very superior battery performance than HTC 8XT, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S6 Edge costs the same than the HTC 8XT, which makes it an easy decision.
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