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Samsung Galaxy S6
32 GBSM-G920F
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 83.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2015-04-11 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 260.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note8, with an 83.5 score against 83. Galaxy S6's design is a lot lighter and a lot thinner than Samsung Galaxy Note8, even though it was released many years before. Both devices in this comparison review include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy S6 has an older 5.0 version and Samsung Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Galaxy S6 features a better looking screen than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, it also counts with a little higher screen pixels density. Galaxy S6 has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an extra graphics processing unit.
Galaxy S6 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and pictures and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy Note8 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S6, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy Note8 counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S6, because it has a 29 percent greater battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy S6 is also by far the cheapest one.
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