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BlackBerry Priv vs Samsung Galaxy S6

3.04 in
5.79 in
BlackBerry Priv Mobile Phone
BlackBerry Priv
2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
17
3.8 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
85 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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Hardware

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Screen size5.4 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density540.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary sensor size1/2.4"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution18.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Internal storage32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Maximum card storage200GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot

Design

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Height5.79 in5.65 in
Width3.04 in2.78 in
Depth0.37 in0.27 in
Weight6.77 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputSlimPortMHL

Cellular

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

BlackBerry PrivBlackBerry Priv
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3410.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Talk time24.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging yesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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