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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) vs Apple iPhone X

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone X , Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

Apple iPhone X 2017 year of release, cpu Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral), screen 5.8", with resolution 1125x2436. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" inch 5.1" inch
Screen area 84.4 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.9% 72.0%
Screen resolution 1125 x 2436 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.22µm, OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
DxOMark Main Score 97
DxOMark Photo 74
DxOMark Video 66
DxOMark Selfie Score 71
Performance Operating system OS iOS 11.1.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics) Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 245200
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3226
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11951
Antutu 8 score 316142
GeekBench 5 Single Core 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995
General specs Release date 2017, September 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.6 Х 70.9 Х 7.7 mm 142 Х 70.1 Х 7.1 mm
Weight 174 g 132 g
Colors Space Gray, Silver White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 2716 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1000 EUR 500 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 58 h
Body build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G925V  CDMA 800 / 1900 - G925V, G925P, G925R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G925V  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G925V, G925R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G925V  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G925P  LTE band 2(1900), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G925R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.30 W/kg (head)     0.49 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -3D Touch -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Also known as Apple iPhone 10, Apple iPhone Ten Versions: A1865 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1901 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore) Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 edge G925 Versions: G925P (Sprint), G925R (US Cellular), G925V (Verizon), G925W8 (Canada)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone X
  • Screen 5.8"
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP