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Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-11 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 252.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 10.08 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2550mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a general score of 87.4, which is a little bit better than the iPhone XS's 84.2 overall score. Samsung Galaxy S6 is an noticeably older phone than iPhone XS, but Samsung was able to build it a little thinner and notably lighter anyway. The Galaxy S6 has a brighter screen than iPhone XS, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher display density and a slightly better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. IPhone XS has just a bit better performance than Galaxy S6, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and 2 lesser processing cores (although they are faster), and they both have a 64-bit CPU, the iPhone XS also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory.
Apple iPhone XS captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S6, because although it has a worse video resolution and a lot lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger sensor shooting higher quality photographs and videos and a bigger aperture. The iPhone XS has just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy S6, because it has 2659mAh of battery capacity instead of 2550mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, the Galaxy S6 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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