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Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-11 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 252.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2550mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.12 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S6 has a global score of 87.4, which is slightly better than Xperia 5's general score of 81. Although Samsung Galaxy S6 is a lot older than Xperia 5, it's construction is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an additional GPU.
Galaxy S6 features a more vivid screen than Xperia 5, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better count of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. Xperia 5 features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S6, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Xperia 5 also has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy S6 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same back-facing camera sensor size, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera.
Xperia 5 features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6, because it has a 23% more battery size.
The Galaxy S6 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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