Global Score | |
83.5 | 79.6 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | |
Android 5.0 | Android 6.0 |
2015-04-11 | 2015-09-29 |
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches |
4.87 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Gray and White |
Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 260.00 | $ 760.00 |
Display / Screen | |
5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
576 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
9.9 | 9.4 |
Performance | |
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 GPU |
10.08 | 8.37 |
Storage | |
32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
5.8 | 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 |
10.01 | 9.68 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | -- |
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
Nano SIM | SIM |
6.7 | 6 |
Battery Life | |
2550mAh Battery | 3450mAh 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 | -- |
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
The Galaxy S6 has a general score of 83.5, which is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 6P's 79.6 overall score. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S6 has the older 5.0 version while Google Nexus 6P has Android 6.0. Galaxy S6's construction is just a little thinner and way lighter than the Google Nexus 6P, even though both of them were released with only a few months difference.
Galaxy S6 features a little more vivid display than Google Nexus 6P, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a bit higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Galaxy S6 counts with an extremely better processing unit than Google Nexus 6P, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy S6 also has a 64 bits processing unit, more processing cores and a graphics co-processor.
The Google Nexus 6P features a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has 96 GB more internal memory. The Google Nexus 6P has superior battery life than Galaxy S6, because it has a 3450mAh battery capacity instead of 2550mAh. Galaxy S6 features a little bit better camera than Google Nexus 6P, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing worse quality pictures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and video and a camera in the back with way more MP.
Galaxy S6 not only is the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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