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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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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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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
10 %
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38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
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4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
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26 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
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34 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core6-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 418ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in4.6 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density576.0 ppi479.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
yes
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
yes
ANT+yes
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
WirelessUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Video outputMHL
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 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
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh
N/A
3000.0 mAh
Standby time302.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time18.0 h
N/A
20.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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