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Samsung Galaxy S6


Samsung Galaxy Note5


Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy Note5

Released in April 2015. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 577 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 2,550 mAh battery.

Released in August 2015. Features 5.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 518 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (24%)
  • Thinner (12%)
  • Better quality screen (10%)
  • Larger screen (11%)
  • More memory
  • Much better battery capacity (15%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S6 Samsung Galaxy Note5
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date April 2015 August 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.0) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in
Weight 138 g
4.87 oz
171 g
6.03 oz
Screen
Size 5.1 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,560 pixels 1,440 x 2,560 pixels
PPI 577 518
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 3 GB 4 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable - -
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T760 MP8 Mali-T760 MP8
Battery
Capacity 2,550 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S6 Samsung Galaxy Note5

Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy Note5

5.1"
138 g
4.87 oz

5.7"
171 g
6.03 oz