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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportyesyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom10x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnono
Maximum card storage64GB128GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotNo memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.65 in5.59 in
Width2.75 in2.78 in2.76 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in0.28 in
Weight4.59 oz4.87 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes

Other features

FM radioyes
N/A
N/A
IRyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 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 hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
Google Cast
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h
N/A
302.0 h
Talk time17.0 h17.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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