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Samsung Galaxy S6
VerizonSM-G920V
| Global Score | |
| 87.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-11 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium and Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 365.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 10.08 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2550mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 is slightly better than iPhone XS, with an 87.3 score against 84.2. The Galaxy S6 is an way older cellphone than the iPhone XS, but it is incredibly lighter and just a bit thinner anyway. Galaxy S6 counts with a brighter screen than iPhone XS, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density and a bit higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Apple iPhone XS has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy S6, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor and lesser cores , and they both have a 64 bits processor, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with 1 GB more RAM. IPhone XS captures clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S6, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution and a way lower resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a larger sensor which provides a higher image and video quality.
The Galaxy S6 has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPhone XS counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S6, because it has a 2659mAh battery size against 2550mAh.
Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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