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Samsung Galaxy S6
32 GBSM-G920F
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 83.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2015-04-11 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 260.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S6 has a score of 83.5, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 8's score of 77.4. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Huawei Mate 8 were released only 8 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S6 is somewhat thinner and way lighter. Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a much better screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixels number per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
Galaxy S6 features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has less RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a graphics processor and a 64 bits CPU. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S6, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 128 GB.
The Galaxy S6 features a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy S6 also has a lot higher video definition and a larger aperture. The Huawei Mate 8 features a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has a 57 percent more battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy S6 is also by far the cheapest one.
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