Global Score | |
85.7 | 91.8 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | Samsung |
Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
2015-04-10 | 2021-01-29 |
5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
4.66 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
Black, Gold, Green and White | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 2619.00 | $ 722.00 |
Display / Screen | |
5.1 inches | 6.2 inches |
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
576 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
-- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
9.9 | 9.2 |
Performance | |
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
10.1 | 10.1 |
Camera | |
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
-- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
8.47 | 10.78 |
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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
6.7 | 10.7 |
Battery Life | |
2600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
4.56 | 5.92 |
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 |
-- | FM Radio |
The Samsung Galaxy S21 has a global score of 91.8, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge's 85.7 score. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S21 has a more recent 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has Android 5.0 version, so it provides you a couple nice extra features and optimized performance. Samsung Galaxy S21's body is way newer, but noticeably heavier and a little bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
The Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy S21, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Galaxy S6 Edge has a bit better performance than Galaxy S21, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S21 both feature very similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S21 counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has a 54% greater battery capacity.
The Galaxy S21 features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better video definition, a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited environments and a way larger camera sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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