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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.0Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.7 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportyesnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f
N/A
N/A
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 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps120.0 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 stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
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

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB32 GB
Memory card readernononoyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
N/A
200GB
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
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.59 in6.08 in5.75 in
Width2.78 in2.76 in2.98 in2.83 in
Depth0.27 in0.28 in0.27 in0.29 in
Weight4.87 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Hearth rate monitoryesyesyes
N/A
ANT+yesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Built-in stereo speakersyesyesyesyes
IRyesyes
N/A
N/A
FM radio
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLNoMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB

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
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
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
N/A
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
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google CastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h18.0 h20.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesnoyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesyesyesno
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
Standby time
N/A
302.0 h
N/A
540.0 h

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