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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
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4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
50 %
3 stars
10 %
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4.5 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 9Android 4.1Android 4.3Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.0 GHz1.4 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A5 APL2498ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory512 MB768 MB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
3 GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.0 in4.8 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 640 px800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi233.0 ppi306.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 f1.9 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB64GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height4.54 in4.85 in5.38 in5.65 in
Width2.31 in2.48 in2.78 in2.78 in
Depth0.37 in0.38 in0.34 in0.27 in
Weight4.94 oz4.23 oz4.69 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS4.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
USBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHLMHL
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSA-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEnono
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1432.0 mAh1500.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time200.0 h550.0 h830.0 h
N/A
Talk time8.0 h7.0 h22.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S3

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6