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Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-07-04 | 2015-04-11 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 252.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), having a score of 87.4 against 71.8. Although the Samsung Galaxy S6 is incredibly older than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), it's body is somewhat thinner and lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a lot better display than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a way better screen pixels density.
Galaxy S6 has a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 also has a 64 bits CPU, an extra GPU and 1 GB more RAM. Galaxy S6 features a very superior memory to install applications and games than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S6 shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking images or videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a higher resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy J5 (2017) counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S6, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2550mAh.
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