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Apple iPhone 5S Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini
Editiorial reviews
17
4.7 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
88 %
4 stars
11 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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19
4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
15 %
4 stars
84 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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30
4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3 editorial reviews
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User rating
46
4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
48
4.0 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.84 GHz2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-core6-core
CPU modelApple A7 APL0698Apple A9 APL0898Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
GPU modelPowerVR G6430PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 418
RAM memory1 GB2 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in5.1 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1136 x 640 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi576.0 ppi479.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRno
N/A
no
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Fingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
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 detectionyesFace recognitionyesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognitionyesyes
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Light source
N/A
Retina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
noyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
128GB

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightning
  • USB
  • Wireless
Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificMHL
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 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
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
N/A
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1560.0 mAh1642.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
N/A
Standby time250.0 h240.0 h302.0 h
N/A
Talk time10.0 h14.0 h18.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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