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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass; metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 439.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 edge+ is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8, having a 79.3 score against 77.4. Even when Galaxy S6 edge+ and Huawei Mate 8 were released only a few months apart, Galaxy S6 edge+ is lighter and thinner. Galaxy S6 edge+ has a much better looking screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and more pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei Mate 8 has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Huawei Mate 8 has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a larger number of faster cores.
Huawei Mate 8 counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy S6 edge+ has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a 16 mega pixels back-facing camera, the Galaxy S6 edge+ also has a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture to take better photos and video in low light situations.
The Galaxy S6 edge+ not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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