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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S6

2.91 in
6.04 in
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory4 GB3 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Screen size5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRyesno
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary sensor size1/2.5"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Internal storage64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Maximum card storage256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Height6.04 in5.65 in
Width2.91 in2.78 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in
Weight5.96 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
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 version
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
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 systemGLONASSGLONASS
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
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 7Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Talk time26.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging yesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI

Pros & Cons

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