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Global Score
87.383
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 5.0Android 9.0 Pie
2015-04-112017-09-15
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches
4.87 ounces6.88 ounces
Black, Blue, Gold and WhiteDeep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray
Aluminium and GlassAluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 245.00$ 440.00
Display / Screen
5.1 inches6.3 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)2960 x 1440 pixels
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
576 pixels per inch522 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.98.7
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processorKryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM6 GB RAM
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPUAdreno 540 GPU
10.089.36
Storage
128 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot
10.110.78
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP12.00 MP + 8.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/1.70 aperture
28.00mm focal length26.00mm focal length
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video
10.019.79
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.76.7
Battery Life
2550mAh Battery3300mAh Li - Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless ChargingWireless Charging
4.565.28
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Infra-red port--
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

Samsung Galaxy S6 has a score of 87.3, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note8's 83 score. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S6 has older 5.0 version while Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Samsung Galaxy S6 design is a lot lighter and much thinner than Galaxy Note8, even though it was released 3 years before.

The Galaxy S6 counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a quite lower 2560 x 1440 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy S6 has a little faster processor than Galaxy Note8, because although it has 3 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a 64 bits processor and an extra graphics processing unit.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor capturing less light and dull colors and a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking pictures in low light environments, and they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a lot higher resolution camera.

Galaxy Note8 features a bit bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note8 features longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has a 3300mAh battery size against 2550mAh.

Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.




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