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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.2 in5.1 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi424.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.9
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashDisplay flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
nono
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantnoyesnono

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.75 in5.59 in6.08 in
Width2.64 in2.81 in2.76 in2.98 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.28 in0.27 in
Weight5.04 oz5.61 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHLNo
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google CastGoogle CastGoogle Cast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
302.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h16.0 h18.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesno
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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