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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
SprintSM-G925P
| Global Score | |
| 85.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-04-10 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 950.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Edge has a general score of 85.7, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A8 Star's global score of 82.1. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy S6 Edge has the previous 5.0 version while Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy S6 Edge is way older than Galaxy A8 Star, it's body is just a little thinner and noticeably lighter.
The Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440px resolution and more pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a tinier sensor taking less light and dull colors, and they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
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