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Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 , Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.7", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S6 (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 5.7" inch 5.1" inch
Screen area 88.5 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.9% 70.8%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 518 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 116282
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1303
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2908
GeekBench 4 Battery 1752
GeekBench 5 Single Core 244 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926 995
General specs Release date 2015, August 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm 143.5 Х 70.6 Х 6.9 mm
Weight 171 g 140 g
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 470 EUR 410 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h Talking time- Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum 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 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P  CDMA 800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P, G920R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G920P  LTE band 2(1900), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G920R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India) 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 G920Curved screen version available Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Versions: G920P (Sprint), G920V (Verizon), G920R (US Cellular), G920W8 (Canada)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 5
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP