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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 5.0 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2015-04-10 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S6 Edge is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, with an 85.7 score against 78.1. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S6 Edge has the previous 5.0 version while Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Although Galaxy S6 Edge is older than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, it's construction is lighter and just a little bit thinner.
The Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a sharper display than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 2560 x 1440, the Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with a just a little better screen density. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy S6 Edge features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor, 4 more processing cores and a GPU. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge shoots better pictures and videos than Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a camera in the back with a way worse 12 mega-pixels resolution and a worse video definition, it also counts with a larger camera sensor and a larger camera aperture to take better images in poorly lited environments.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Galaxy S6 Edge is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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