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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
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4.7 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.38 in5.65 in
Width2.78 in2.75 in2.78 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.27 in
Weight4.69 oz4.59 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyes
N/A
IRyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h370.0 h
N/A
Talk time22.0 h17.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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