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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
DuosSM-G800H
Samsung Galaxy S6
T-MobileSM-G920T
| Global Score | |
| 71.4 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2015-04-11 |
| 5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.59 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 has a general score of 87.3, which is a lot better than the Galaxy S5 mini's global score of 71.4. Galaxy S6's body is newer and extremely thinner than the Galaxy S5 mini's, but it's somewhat heavier. These phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy S6 has 5.0 version and Galaxy S5 mini has Android 4.4.
The Galaxy S6 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a lot better 2560 x 1440 resolution, a quite bigger display and a lot better display pixels density. Galaxy S6 features a superior hardware performance than Galaxy S5 mini, because although it has a weaker graphics processing unit running at 650 MHz, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores, a 64-bit CPU and 1,5 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S6 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a much more MP camera and a much higher video definition. Samsung Galaxy S6 has a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S6 has greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has 2550mAh of battery capacity against 2100mAh.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Galaxy S6 is also a bit cheaper.
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