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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
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4.3 out of 5
9 user ratings
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4.5 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
RAM memory3 GB2 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T760

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Super AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.2 f1.9 f
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Voice control
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialAluminumPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesyesno
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantyesyes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.59 in5.65 in
Width3.07 in2.85 in2.78 in
Depth0.29 in0.32 in0.27 in
Weight6.63 oz5.11 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLMHL
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h390.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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