Samsung Galaxy S6 edge vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge or Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Samsung Galaxy Note5 (CDMA)
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Release date 2015, March 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.76 in 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in
Weight 132 g | 4.66 oz 171 g | 6.03 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Black Sapphire, White Pearl
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 50 h
Talking time - Up to 28 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 57 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 5.7" in
Screen area 71.5 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.7% 76.8%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 577 PPI 515 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 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, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 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. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 83
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); TouchWiz UI Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
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)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 256
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 798
GeekBench 5 Single Core 243 242
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 921 920
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1292
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4051
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2943
GeekBench 4 Battery 1586

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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), 20(800), 26(850)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - N920V, N920R
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N920V, N920R 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N920P
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - N920V 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - N920P 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900) - N920R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA), 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 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.51 W/kg (head)     0.56 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

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
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+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Stylus
- PMA wireless charging
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Versions
- Versions: G925F (Global), G925FQ (Turkey), G925I (LATAM, India, Australia), G925A (AT&T), G925T (T-Mobile), G925S/K/L (Korea), G9250 (China, HK)

- Versions: N920V (Verizon); N920P (Sprint); N920R (US Cellular)

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