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Nokia Lumia 800
CanadaSamsung Galaxy S6
VerizonSM-G920V
| Global Score | |
| 53.8 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 7.8, 7.5 Mango | Android 5.0 |
| 2011-10-26 | 2015-04-11 |
| 4.59 x 2.41 x 0.48 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.01 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 370.00 | $ 365.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 252 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 7.74 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.59 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1450mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 265 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 is much better than Nokia Lumia 800, with an 87.3 score against 53.8. The Galaxy S6 construction is noticeably newer, a bit lighter and noticeably thinner than the Nokia Lumia 800. The Galaxy S6 has Android 5.0 OS, and Nokia Lumia 800 has Windows Phone 7.8, 7.5 Mango OS. Samsung Galaxy S6 features a very superior processing unit than Nokia Lumia 800, because it has a greater amount of RAM, a 64 bits CPU, a graphics processing unit and a larger number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a much better display than Lumia 800, because it has a way bigger screen, a way better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a much higher screen density. Galaxy S6 features a greater camera than Lumia 800, because it has a much more mega pixels back-facing camera, a much better video resolution and a larger aperture to take better low light photography.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Lumia 800, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a much better battery performance than Nokia Lumia 800, because it has a 76 percent larger battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S6 is also cheaper than the Lumia 800.
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