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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) vs Google Pixel XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel XL , Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

Google Pixel XL 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), screen 5.5", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 8 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 AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 5.1" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.2% 72.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 534 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 145789
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1627
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4060
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7506
GeekBench 4 Battery 2141
GeekBench 5 Single Core 310 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 861 995
General specs Release date 2016, October 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.7 Х 75.7 Х 8.5 mm 142 Х 70.1 Х 7.1 mm
Weight 168 g 132 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 3450 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 380 EUR 500 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 552 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 130 h Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 58 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -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), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     0.44 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 Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America 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 Pixel XL
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP