Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Oppo R9 Plus

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Oppo
Announced March 2015 December 2015 March 2016
Status Available - April 2015 Available - February 2016 Available - April 2016
Price Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,000 ($470.59) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm
(5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
163.1 x 80.8 x 7.4 mm
(6.42 x 3.18 x 0.29 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR US 1.58 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)
0.59 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
GPU Mali-T760 Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 510
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 16 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.5 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.96% 74.11% 75.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1
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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB OTG microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3300 mAh 4120 mAh
Stand by - Up to 78 h -
Talk Time - Up to 17 h (3G) -