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Kyocera Hydro Icon
C6730Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 56.5 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Kyocera | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3 | Android 5.0 |
| -- | 2015-04-10 |
| 5.19 x 2.57 x 0.43 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8926 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB 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 (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (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) and EV-DO A | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 193 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Edge is much better than Kyocera Hydro Icon, getting a global score of 85.7 against 56.5. The Galaxy S6 Edge construction is just a little bit lighter and a lot thinner than Kyocera Hydro Icon. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy S6 Edge has a more recent 5.0 version and Kyocera Hydro Icon has Android 4.4.2, offering a couple nice extra features and some performance improvements.
Galaxy S6 Edge has a much sharper screen than Kyocera Hydro Icon, because it has a way better resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a lot higher display pixel density and a little bit bigger display. Galaxy S6 Edge features a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Kyocera Hydro Icon, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a much more powerful CPU than Kyocera Hydro Icon, because it has 4 more processing cores, a better graphics co-processor running at 650 MHz, a 64 bits CPU and 1,5 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge captures better photographs and videos than Kyocera Hydro Icon, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with improved battery performance than Kyocera Hydro Icon, because it has a 30% bigger battery size.
Galaxy S6 Edge costs exactly the same than Kyocera Hydro Icon, which makes this phone an easy choice.
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