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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Available colors

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.0Android 5.0Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
N/A
2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
N/A
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB3 GB2 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.5 in5.5 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density576.0 ppi576.0 ppi401.0 ppi534.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRnono
N/A
noyes
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyesyesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
11
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
11
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantnono
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyesyes
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
N/A
yesyes
ANT+yesyes
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
nono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.14.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • 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
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHL
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 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+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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 LTEyesyesyesyesyes
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
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

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