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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
VerizonSM-G925V
| 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
Galaxy S6 Edge has an overall score of 85.7, which is better than iPhone 6s Plus's general score of 77.3. The Galaxy S6 Edge body is just a little bit thinner and notably lighter than the iPhone 6s Plus, even when both of them were released with only 6 months difference. The Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a sharper display than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a better 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus's storage to store more games and applications is just as good as Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge's one, both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a greater hardware performance than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has more processing cores, an extra GPU, more RAM and a 64 bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a superior camera than Galaxy S6 Edge, although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking worse quality photos and videos, a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for taking photos and video in low light situations, a lower video definition and a back-facing camera with a lot lower resolution.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a little better battery performance than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has 2750mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S6 Edge costs a bit more than the iPhone 6s Plus, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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