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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Mobile Phone
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23
4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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37
4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760 MP8
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.1 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi432.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage64GB128GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnoyesno
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.59 in6.08 in
Width2.78 in2.85 in2.98 in
Depth0.34 in0.32 in0.27 in
Weight4.69 oz5.11 oz5.4 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLNo

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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastGoogle Cast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h390.0 h
N/A
Talk time22.0 h21.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesno
Wireless charging noyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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