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Global Score
87.383
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 5.0Android 9.0 Pie
2015-04-112017-09-15
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches
4.87 ounces6.88 ounces
Black, Blue, Gold and WhiteDeep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray
Aluminium and GlassAluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 245.00$ 440.00
Display / Screen
5.1 inches6.3 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)2960 x 1440 pixels
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
576 pixels per inch522 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.98.7
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processorKryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM6 GB RAM
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPUAdreno 540 GPU
10.089.36
Storage
128 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot
10.110.78
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP12.00 MP + 8.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/1.70 aperture
28.00mm focal length26.00mm focal length
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video
10.019.79
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.76.7
Battery Life
2550mAh Battery3300mAh Li - Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless ChargingWireless Charging
4.565.28
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Infra-red port--
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

The Galaxy S6 has a general score of 87.3, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note8's score of 83. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy S6 has 5.0 version and Samsung Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though the Galaxy S6 is noticeably older than Samsung Galaxy Note8, it's design is extremely thinner and way lighter.

The Galaxy S6 counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater amount of pixels in each inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S6, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB.

Galaxy S6 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note8, because although it has 3 GB lesser RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a 64-bit CPU and an additional GPU. Galaxy S6 counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing worse quality photos and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a much better resolution back camera.

The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better battery duration than Galaxy S6, because it has a 29 percent greater battery capacity.

Samsung Galaxy S6 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it very easy to pick between these devices.




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