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Samsung Galaxy S6
128 GBSM-G920F
| Global Score | |
| 87.3 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-11 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2550mAh Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S6 is a little bit better than Google Pixel XL, with an 87.3 score against 81.3. The Samsung Galaxy S6 is an older phone than Google Pixel XL, but Samsung made it incredibly thinner and lighter. The Galaxy S6 counts with a much better looking screen than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a just a bit higher pixels amount in each inch of display.
The Google Pixel XL has as much storage to install games and applications as Galaxy S6, both have the same internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S6 has a superior processor than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit, an additional graphics co-processor and more CPU cores (but slower).
The Google Pixel XL features longer battery life than Galaxy S6, because it has a 35 percent more battery size. Samsung Galaxy S6 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a tinier sensor taking worse quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and videos and a camera with a much higher resolution.
The Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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