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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.0Android 5.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.7 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density576.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononoyes
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernononoyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
N/A
400GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.59 in6.08 in5.81 in
Width2.78 in2.76 in2.98 in2.7 in
Depth0.27 in0.28 in0.27 in0.33 in
Weight4.87 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Hearth rate monitoryesyesyesyes
ANT+yesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Built-in stereo speakersyesyesyesyes
IRyesyes
N/A
yes
FM radio
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Payment technology
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Pay

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
  • 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
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
Google CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h18.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesnoyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging yesyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Standby time
N/A
302.0 h
N/A
326.0 h

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