Global Score | |
87.3 | 81.3 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | |
Android 5.0 | -- |
2015-04-11 | 2016-10-20 |
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
4.87 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 245.00 | $ 869.00 |
Display / Screen | |
5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
576 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
9.9 | 8.6 |
Performance | |
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
10.08 | 8.91 |
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 | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
28.00mm focal length | -- |
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
-- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
10.01 | 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 |
6.7 | 6.7 |
Battery Life | |
2550mAh Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
Wireless Charging | -- |
4.56 | 5.44 |
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 |
Galaxy S6 has a score of 87.3, which is just a bit better than the Google Pixel XL's general score of 81.3. The Galaxy S6 design is way thinner and lighter than the Google Pixel XL, despite of the fact that it was released a bit more more than a year before. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a quite superior performance than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores (but slower), a 64-bits processing unit and a GPU.
Galaxy S6 counts with a brighter display than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 2560 x 1440 resolution, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a quite better pixels quantity in each display inch. The Samsung Galaxy S6 features a little bit better camera than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a smaller camera sensor which provides a lower image and video quality, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better 16 mega-pixels resolution and a larger aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
Google Pixel XL and Galaxy S6 have really similar memory to store more apps and games, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Google Pixel XL features improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has a 3450mAh battery size instead of 2550mAh.
The Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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