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Huawei Nexus 6P vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

3.06 in
6.27 in
Huawei Nexus 6P Mobile Phone
Huawei Nexus 6P
2.76 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
11
4.2 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
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
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User rating
46
4.1 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
19 %
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38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 430ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Screen size5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution12.3 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 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.)240.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernono
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot

Design

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
MaterialAluminumAluminum
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Height6.27 in5.59 in
Width3.06 in2.76 in
Depth0.29 in0.28 in
Weight6.28 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Other features

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.1
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 outputNoMHL

Cellular

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
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+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standardsGoogle CastGoogle Cast

Battery

Huawei Nexus 6PHuawei Nexus 6P
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3450.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time440.0 h302.0 h
Talk time23.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

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