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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) , Samsung Galaxy S9

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.

Samsung Galaxy S9 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, screen 5.8", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 71.7 cm2 84.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.0% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI 570 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) USA/LATAM, China
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, China
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-G72 MP18 EMEA -Adreno 630 USA/LATAM, China
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 247256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705
Antutu 8 score 284449
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960
GeekBench 5 Single Core 259 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995 1957
General specs Release date 2015, March 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 Х 70.1 Х 7.1 mm 147.7 Х 68.7 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 132 g 163 g
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 500 EUR 490 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 58 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 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 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation 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 FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop 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) Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP
Reasons to buy Galaxy S9
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB