Global Score | |
87.3 | 83 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | Samsung |
Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
2015-04-11 | 2017-09-15 |
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
4.87 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
Black, Blue, Gold and White | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 245.00 | $ 440.00 |
Display / Screen | |
5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
576 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
9.9 | 8.7 |
Performance | |
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
10.08 | 9.36 |
Storage | |
128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
10.1 | 10.78 |
Camera | |
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
4.56 | 5.28 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
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 |
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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