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Global Score
87.477.4
Basic Information
SamsungHuawei
Android 5.0--
2015-04-112015-12-01
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches
4.87 ounces6.53 ounces
Black, Blue, Gold and White16 777 216
Aluminium and GlassMetal
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 252.00$ 690.00
Display / Screen
5.1 inches6 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)
Super AMOLEDIPS LCD
576 pixels per inch367 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.97.9
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM4 GB RAM
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPUMali-T880 MP4 GPU
10.089.27
Storage
128 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot
10.112.42
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP16.00 MP + 8.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/2.00 aperture
28.00mm focal length--
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor--
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
10.019.35
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA
Nano SIM, Dual SIMNano SIM, Dual SIM
6.76.3
Battery Life
2550mAh Battery4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless Charging--
4.565.92
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 4.2
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Infra-red port--
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor
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Comparison review

The Galaxy S6 has an overall score of 87.4, which is better than Huawei Mate 8's global score of 77.4. The Galaxy S6 construction is extremely lighter and somewhat thinner than Huawei Mate 8, although both of them were only released 8 months apart. Galaxy S6 has a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64-bit CPU.

The Galaxy S6 has a lot better screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a much higher pixel count per inch in the screen. Huawei Mate 8 features a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S6, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a SD card slot that supports up to 128 GB.

Huawei Mate 8 features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S6 has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the Galaxy S6 also has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture for better captures and video in low light situations.

Even being the best phone in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy S6 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.




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