Global Score | |
87.3 | 83 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | Samsung |
Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
2015-04-11 | 2017-09-15 |
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
4.87 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
Black, Blue, Gold and White | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 245.00 | $ 440.00 |
Display / Screen | |
5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
576 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
9.9 | 8.7 |
Performance | |
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
10.08 | 9.36 |
Storage | |
128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
10.1 | 10.78 |
Camera | |
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
Wireless Charging | 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 |
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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