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Samsung Galaxy S6
32 GBSM-G920F
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
VerizonSM-N910V
| Global Score | |
| 83.5 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2015-04-11 | 2014-09-03 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Aluminium and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 260.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.9 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2550mAh Battery | 3220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 20 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 has a general score of 83.5, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 4's 81.6 overall score. Even when Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 were only released 7 months apart, Samsung Galaxy S6 is extremely lighter and thinner. Both of these phones come with the same Android 5.0 OS, so both should provide you identical OS features.
The Galaxy S6 has a bit better screen than Galaxy Note 4, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a just a bit greater amount of pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note 4, and although they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also has a faster GPU, more cpu cores and a 64-bit processor.
The Galaxy Note 4's camera is just as good as the camera in Galaxy S6, and although the Galaxy Note 4 has a smaller aperture, they both have the same back camera sensor size, the same 3840x2160 video definition, a 16 mega pixels camera in the back and the same 30 fps video frame rates. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S6, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 counts with better battery performance than Galaxy S6, because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity against 2550mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S6 is also a bit cheaper.
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