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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
AT&TSM-G925A
| Global Score | |
| 85.7 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-10 | 2015-09-25 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 950.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.64 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 2750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Galaxy S6 Edge is better than the iPhone 6s Plus, having a general score of 85.7 against 77.3. Although Galaxy S6 Edge and the iPhone 6s Plus were only released 6 months apart, Galaxy S6 Edge is a lot lighter and a little bit thinner. Galaxy S6 Edge has a quite better processing power than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a higher number of cores (and faster), a 64 bits processor, more RAM memory and an additional GPU.
The Galaxy S6 Edge features a sharper screen than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus shoots better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, although it has a lower video quality, a tinier camera sensor which provides a worse image and video quality, a smaller camera aperture and a back camera with lot less megapixels resolution.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus and Galaxy S6 Edge count with extremely similar storage capacity for applications and games, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus features just a little better battery performance than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has 2750mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S6 Edge costs a little more than the iPhone 6s Plus, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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