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Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
Google Nexus 5
North AmericaD820, D821
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.3 |
| 2015-04-11 | 2013-10-31 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminium and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 252.00 | $ 480.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 30.40mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 8.47 |
| 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, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2550mAh Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time 17 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 Galaxy S6 is much better than Google Nexus 5, having a global score of 87.4 against 76. The Galaxy S6 design is newer and incredibly thinner, but also just a little bit heavier than the Google Nexus 5. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but Galaxy S6 has 5.0 version and Google Nexus 5 has Android 4.4.3, so it provides lots of additional features and some performance improvements.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a bit sharper display than Google Nexus 5, because it has a little bigger screen, a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a greater quantity of pixels per display inch. Galaxy S6 features just a little better performance than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 64 bits CPU, a higher amount of RAM memory, a higher number of cores and a better graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy S6 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 5, because it has 96 GB more internal storage. Galaxy S6 features just a little better battery life than Google Nexus 5, because it has a 2550mAh battery size. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a better camera than Google Nexus 5, because it has a much better 16 mega-pixels resolution camera, a much larger aperture, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger back camera sensor which offers a higher image and video quality.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S6 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, making it an obvious call.
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