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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Z1

2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
2.49 in
4.74 in
Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
4
4 editorial reviews
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User rating
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-400
RAM memory3 GB768 MB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Screen size5.1 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Resolution2560 x 1440 px800 x 480 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDPLS
Pixel density576.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Memory card readernoyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Height5.65 in4.74 in
Width2.78 in2.49 in
Depth0.27 in0.38 in
Weight4.87 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Dual sim supportnoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Z1Samsung Z1
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h8.0 h

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6

          Often compared with Samsung Z1