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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
SprintSM-G925P
| 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 is a bit better than the Xperia 1, having an 85.7 score against 82.6. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy S6 Edge is notably older than the Xperia 1, it's body is somewhat thinner and notably lighter. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has just a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy S6 Edge features a little bit better display than Sony Xperia 1, although it has a lot smaller display, a lot lower 2560 x 1440 resolution and a quite lower display pixel density. The Sony Xperia 1 features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Xperia 1 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with lot less mega pixels resolution, and they both have a same size back-facing camera sensor, the Xperia 1 also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
Sony Xperia 1 features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has 3330mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a little more expensive than the Xperia 1, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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