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Samsung Galaxy Note
32 GBSamsung Galaxy S6
SprintSM-G920P
| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 4.0.3, 2.3.5, 2.3.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2011-09-01 | 2015-04-11 |
| 5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 263.00 | $ 252.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 285 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 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 |
| 8.25 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 960 hours standby time 26 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.48 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 is way better than Galaxy Note, with a global score of 87.3 against 68.8. Galaxy S6 is a incredibly newer phone, and it's also incredibly lighter and incredibly thinner than the Galaxy Note. These devices use Android OS, but the Galaxy S6 has newer 5.0 version and Galaxy Note has Android 4.1.2 version, giving a couple nice extra features and performance optimizations.
Galaxy S6 has a faster CPU than Galaxy Note, because although it has a slower GPU running at 650 MHz, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM, a 64-bit processor and a larger number of cores. Galaxy S6 features a much better screen than Galaxy Note, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and way more pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy S6 features a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy S6 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video definition, a much larger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and videos and a camera in the back with a lot better resolution.
The Galaxy S6 has a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note, because it has a 2% larger battery size.
Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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