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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)

What is the difference between the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.


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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S6 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
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Review Samsung Galaxy S6 Review
Release date 2015, March 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.78 in 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.19 in
Weight 138 g | 4.87 oz 200 g | 7.05 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink
Battery 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 49 h
Approximate price 280 EUR 300 EUR

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" inc 6" inc
Screen area 71.5 cm2 99.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.7% 75.9%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 577 PPI 367 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 83
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 510
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 185
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 750
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 698
GeekBench 5 Single Core 236
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 899
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1257
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3945
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2854
GeekBench 4 Battery 1615

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.18 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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Versions
- Versions: G920F (Europe); G920FD (Philippines, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine); G920FQ (Turkey); G920I (LATAM, Singapore, India, Australia, New Zealand); G920A (AT&T); G920T (T-Mobile); G920S/K (Korea); G9

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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