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Samsung Galaxy S6
64 GBSM-G920F
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 85.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2015-04-11 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.6 | 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 7.7 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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 Samsung Galaxy S6 is a little bit better than Galaxy S7, getting an 85.1 score against 79.5. Samsung Galaxy S6's body is somewhat thinner and just a bit lighter than Galaxy S7, although it was released about 11 months before. The Galaxy S6 features just a bit better display than Galaxy S7. They have a display with the same size, the same 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and the same count of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Galaxy S6 features a superior processor than Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores , an extra GPU and a 64-bit CPU. Samsung Galaxy S7 features a bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S6, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 200 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller aperture and a tinier back camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and photos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has an 18% more battery capacity.
Although Samsung Galaxy S6 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy S7, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S7. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy S6, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy S7, giving up a couple specs and features.
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