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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
AT&TSM-G925A
| Global Score | |
| 85.7 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-10 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 950.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.52 |
| 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
The Galaxy S6 Edge has a general score of 85.7, which is a little bit better than the Google Pixel 2 XL's global score of 82.5. Although Galaxy S6 Edge is way older than the Google Pixel 2 XL, it's construction is just a little bit thinner and extremely lighter. Galaxy S6 Edge features a much better screen than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440px, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
Google Pixel 2 XL's storage to install games and applications is just as good as Galaxy S6 Edge's one, they have equal 128 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a bit faster processing unit than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bit CPU.
Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has a 3520mAh battery size against 2600mAh. Google Pixel 2 XL shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with a lot lower 12.2 megapixels resolution, and they both have the same sensor size, the Google Pixel 2 XL also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures.
Although Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Google Pixel 2 XL, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Google Pixel 2 XL. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Google Pixel 2 XL, resigning a couple specs and features.
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