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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2015-04-10 |
| 5.98 x 2.99 x 0.32 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Plastic | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.8 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6200 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3060mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.04 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Edge has a general score of 85.7, which is a lot better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2's 65.6 overall score. The Galaxy S6 Edge is a lighter and thinner cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, even though both were released with only a couple of months difference. Both of these phones have the same Android 5.0 OS (Operating System), so both of them should give you very similar operating system features.
Galaxy S6 Edge features a brighter display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a superior processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory, more cores (although they are slower), an additional graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 features longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has an 18 percent larger battery size.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, although it has a worse resolution camera in the back, a way worse (Full HD) video quality and a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light photography and videos.
Galaxy S6 Edge costs exactly the same than Xiaomi Redmi Note 2.
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