Ever since the release of the Samsung S3, the company continued to improve their products, flagship after flagship. They do not settle for less which makes buying last year's model not a bad thing at all. But if you're curious as to how a year of development changes a smartphone's overall features, here's a quick comparison between ""Samsung Galaxy S6"" and ""Samsung Galaxy S5"".
""Samsung Galaxy S6"" vs ""Samsung Galaxy S5" BODY" and DISPLAY
With exactly one year gap between releases, S5 and S6 come with slight body differences. S6 measures 5.6 x 2.8 x .27 inches while S5 measures 5.6 x 2.9 x .3 inches. Galaxy S6 comes with Nano Sim while Galaxy S5 comes with a Micro Sim. One big body difference is that the "Samsung Galaxy S6" has a Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel and its front galss is also Corning Gorilla Glass 4, while the "Samsung Galaxy S5" has an earlier version of the Corning Gorilla Glass for its front protection.
For the display, both phones use Super AMOLED capacitive screens with 16M colors. Both phones also have 5.1 inches screens. The only difference when it comes to display is their resolutions. S6 has a 1440 x 2560 (577 ppi) resolution while the S5 has a 1080 x 1920 (432 ppi) resolution.
"Samsung Galaxy S6" vs "Samsung Galaxy S5" Features
Both the S6 and the S5 has fingerprint sensors that are PayPal certified. However, only the S6 has the Samsung Pay functionality, but the Galaxy S6 doesn't have the dust/water resistance feature that the S5 has.
"Samsung Galaxy S6" vs "Samsung Galaxy S5" Processors, OS, and Memory
Galaxy S6 runs the v5.0.2 Android Lollipop upgradable to v5.1.1 while the Galaxy S5 runs Android KitKat v4.4.2 upgradable to Lollipop v5.0. Exynos 7420 powers the S6 while Snapdragon 801 powers the S5. As for the memory, only the S5 has a microSD slot. S6 has an internal memory of 32/64/128 GB with a RAM of 3 GB while the S5 has an internal memory of 16/32 GB with a RAM of 2 GB.
"Samsung Galaxy S6" vs "Samsung Galaxy S5" Cameras
Galaxy S6 comes with a 16 MP back cam with OIS and LED flash. Its secondary camera is 5 MP at 1440p@30fps. The Galaxy S5 on the other hand comes with a 2 MP 1080@30fps front cam and the same 16 MP rear camera with LED flash as the S6 but without optical image stabilization.
"Samsung Galaxy S6" vs "Samsung Galaxy S5" Battery
S6 comes with a non removable Li Ion 2550 mAh battery while the previous version has a bigger Li Ion 2800 mAh battery. S6 has a talk time of 17 hours on 3G and music playing time of up to 49 hours. The S5 on the other hand has a 3G talk time of up to 21 hours and music playing time of up to 67 hours.
"Samsung Galaxy S6" vs "Samsung Galaxy S5" Price
"Samsung Galaxy S6" is at around 560Euros while the "Samsung Galaxy S5" is at around 420Euros.
Verdict
Both phones are great. You can go for either one of them and expect to be satisfied with its performance and features.
