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Motorola Moto X Pure Edition vs Samsung Galaxy S6

3.0 in
6.06 in
Motorola Moto X Pure Edition Mobile Phone
2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
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User rating
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
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39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
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

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Screen size5.7 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyQHDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density520.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary sensor resolution21.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.9 f
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot

Design

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Colour of product
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesno

Dimensions

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Height6.06 in5.65 in
Width3.0 in2.78 in
Depth0.44 in0.27 in
Weight6.31 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
NFCyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 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

Battery

Motorola Moto X Pure EditionMotorola Moto X Pure Edition
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6