Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo or Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)
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Release date 2015, August 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in 142 x 70.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.76 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 132 g | 4.66 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Gray, Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 73 h
Talking time - Up to 26 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 58 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" in 5.1" in
Screen area 71.7 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.6% 72.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps

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 7580 Octa - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 5 Single Core 105 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 403 995
GeekBench 4 Single Core 641
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3067
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1979

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G903F 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G903W
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G903F 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700) - G903W
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G925V 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - G925V, G925P, G925R
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G925V 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G925V, G925P, G925R
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G925V 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G925P 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G925R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 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, 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 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head)     0.58 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 FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- PMA wireless charging
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Versions
- Versions: G903F (Europe); G903W (Canada)

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 edge G925 Versions: G925P (Sprint), G925R (US Cellular), G925V (Verizon), G925W8 (Canada)

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