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Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
| 2015-04-11 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminium and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 252.00 | -- |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2550mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has a global score of 90.5, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S6's score of 87.4. The Xperia 5 III construction is incredibly newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy S6. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but Xperia 5 III has newer 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S6 has Android 5.0, so it offers some extra features and some performance improvements.
Samsung Galaxy S6 features a much better display than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a greater number of pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy S6 features a bit better processing power than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bit CPU.
The Xperia 5 III counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy S6, because although it has a worse (4K) video definition and a much worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a much bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors. Sony Xperia 5 III counts with much more memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S6, because it has 128 GB more internal memory and a SD extension slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Xperia 5 III has a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 2550mAh.
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