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Global Score
79.387.4
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 5.1Android 5.0
2015-08-132015-04-11
6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches
6.03 ounces4.87 ounces
Black, Gold, Gray and WhiteBlack, Blue, Gold and White
Glass; metalAluminium and Glass
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 415.00$ 252.00
Display / Screen
5.7 inches5.1 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
515 pixels per inch576 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
9.49.9
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetExynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor
4 GB RAM3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM
ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPUMali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU
8.4610.08
Storage
64 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
7.710.1
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP16.00 MP + 5.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/1.90 aperture
28.00mm focal length28.00mm focal length
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video--
10.0110.01
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
Nano SIMNano SIM, Dual SIM
6.86.7
Battery Life
3000mAh Li - Ion Battery2550mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless ChargingWireless Charging
336 hours standby time
22 hours talk time
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4.964.56
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.2Bluetooth 4.1
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Infra-red port
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

The Galaxy S6 has a global score of 87.4, which is much better than Galaxy Note 5's global score of 79.3. Galaxy S6's body is a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the Galaxy Note 5, even though they were released with only 4 months difference. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Galaxy S6 has older 5.0 version while Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1.

Galaxy S6 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 2560 x 1440px, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a little bit more pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor, a graphics co-processor and a higher number of cores.

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5 feature incredibly similar cameras, both of them have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same aperture, a 0.38 inches sensor, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has more internal memory capacity.

The Galaxy Note 5 counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has a 3000mAh battery size instead of 2550mAh.

Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Samsung Galaxy S6 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.




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