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Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-11 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 252.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 is a little bit better than Galaxy A7 (2018), with an 87.4 score against 84.2. Although the Galaxy S6 is older than Galaxy A7 (2018), it's construction is somewhat lighter and a little thinner. The Galaxy S6 has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit CPU.
The Galaxy S6 features a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a better count of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S6, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S6 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a way worse resolution back facing camera and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a larger sensor and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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