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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 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
9
3.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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
The Galaxy S6 Edge is Samsung at its boldest. The Galaxy S6 is Samsung at its bestRead more
Sure it looks cool, but it's difficult to justifyRead more
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User rating
44
4.0 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
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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 systemAndroid 5.1Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core6-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 418
RAM memory2 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.1 in4.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi576.0 ppi479.0 ppi
Screen material
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSD
Memory card reader
N/A
noyes

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
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 certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Video outputNoMHL
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GPS
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
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google Cast
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 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 hotspot
N/A
yesyes

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