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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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Samsung Galaxy S8+ Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8+
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29
4.5 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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User rating
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
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3.9 out of 5
37 user ratings
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24 %
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39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.0Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz
N/A
2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420
N/A
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T760
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB2 GB4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.5 in5.5 in6.2 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density576.0 ppi401.0 ppi534.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
noyes
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
2x

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
200GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
yesyes
ANT+yes
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
nono
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHL
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

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