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Samsung Galaxy S6


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Samsung Galaxy S6

Released in October 2016. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 441 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 2,770 mAh battery.

Released in April 2015. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 577 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 2,550 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • More memory
  • Better battery capacity (8%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)
  • Much thinner (25%)
  • Much better quality screen (24%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • Much more processing power (29%)


Specifications

Google Pixel Samsung Galaxy S6
Specifications
Brand Google Samsung
Model - -
Release Date October 2016 April 2015
Operating System Android 7.1 TouchWiz UI (Android 5.0)
Dimensions
Size 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm
5.66 x 2.74 x 0.33 in
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in
Weight 143 g
5.04 oz
138 g
4.87 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,440 x 2,560 pixels
PPI 441 577
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 12 MP f/2.0 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 8 MP f/2.4 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 3 GB
Fixed 32 GB
128 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable - -
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Quad-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 2x 2.15 GHz Kryo
2x 1.60 GHz Kryo
4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 530 Mali-T760 MP8
Battery
Capacity 2,770 mAh 2,550 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False True
USB Type-C True False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Google Pixel Samsung Galaxy S6

Google Pixel

Samsung Galaxy S6

5.0"
143 g
5.04 oz

5.1"
138 g
4.87 oz