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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
2.76 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
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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User rating
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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 %

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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Screen size5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernono
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot

Design

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Height5.65 in5.59 in
Width2.78 in2.76 in
Depth0.27 in0.28 in
Weight4.87 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes
IRyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging yesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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