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Global Score
6887.3
Basic Information
NokiaSamsung
Windows Phone 8Android 5.0
2014-02-122015-04-11
5.39 x 2.79 x 0.39 inches5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches
5.86 ounces4.87 ounces
Black and WhiteBlack, Blue, Gold and White
--Aluminium and Glass
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 249.00$ 245.00
Display / Screen
5 inches5.1 inches
1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD)1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
441 pixels per inch576 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
9.19.9
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AA chipsetExynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset
Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor
2 GB RAM3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM
Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPUMali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU
9.1810.08
Storage
32 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
5.810.1
Camera
20.00 MP + 1.20 MP16.00 MP + 5.00 MP
f/2.40 aperturef/1.90 aperture
26.00mm focal length28.00mm focal length
0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
9.4610.01
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--Mobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, GSM and CDMALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.26.7
Battery Life
2420mAh Li-Polymer Battery2550mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless ChargingWireless Charging
432 hours standby time
16.4 hours talk time
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4.44.56
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.1
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Infra-red port
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor
FM Radio--

Comparison review

Galaxy S6 has an overall score of 87.3, which is much better than Nokia Lumia Icon's overall score of 68. Galaxy S6 is a newer cellphone, and it is also lighter and noticeably thinner than Nokia Lumia Icon. Galaxy S6 has Android 5.0 OS, and Nokia Lumia Icon works with Windows Phone 8 OS. The Galaxy S6 counts with just a bit better processing power than Nokia Lumia Icon, because it has a greater number of cores , a larger amount of RAM, a much better 650 MHz graphics co-processor and a 64-bits CPU.

Galaxy S6 features a little more vivid screen than Lumia Icon, because it has a better number of pixels per display inch, a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a little bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with much more memory to install games and applications than Nokia Lumia Icon, because it has 128 GB internal storage.

The Galaxy S6 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Lumia Icon, because although it has a smaller sensor and a camera in the back with lesser mega pixels, it also counts with a much larger diafragm aperture and a lot better video quality. The Galaxy S6 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Nokia Lumia Icon, because it has a 2550mAh battery size.

Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S6 is also a bit cheaper, making it easy to pick between these phones.




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