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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
AT&TSM-G925A
| Global Score | |
| 85.7 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-10 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 950.00 | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 9.5 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| 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
Galaxy S6 Edge has a global score of 85.7, which is a bit better than Sony Xperia 1's general score of 82.6. The Galaxy S6 Edge body is much lighter and thinner than the Sony Xperia 1, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a little faster CPU than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia 1, although it has a little bit lower pixel amount per inch in the display, a lot lower 2560 x 1440px resolution and a really smaller display. The Xperia 1 has a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S6 Edge, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Xperia 1 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Xperia 1 features superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has 3330mAh of battery capacity. The Sony Xperia 1 counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a worse (4K) video resolution and a back camera with lot less megapixels, and they both have a 0.38 inches back-facing camera sensor, the Sony Xperia 1 also counts with a larger camera aperture for better images in low light environments.
The Galaxy S6 Edge costs a bit more than the Sony Xperia 1, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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