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Apple iPhone 7 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini
Editiorial reviews
19
4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
53 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
7 %
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
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3 editorial reviews
The Galaxy S6's edgier sibling adds a stunning wraparound screen. If you have the cash, it's worth the steeper cost.Read more
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User rating
50
4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core6-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 418
RAM memory2 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi576.0 ppi479.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.9 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernonoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
128GB

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightning
  • USB
  • Wireless
Wireless
Video outputManufacturer specificMHL
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
N/A
Standby time240.0 h302.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h18.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging noyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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