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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 S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

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

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density576.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonoyes
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

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

Front camera

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

Storage

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

Design

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

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Hearth rate monitoryesyesyes
ANT+yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Built-in stereo speakersyesyesyes
IRyesyesyes
Payment technology
N/A
N/A
Samsung Pay

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

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+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h18.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Standby time
N/A
302.0 h326.0 h

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