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Nexus 5X vs Galaxy S6: 5 Things Buyers Need to Know

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9 years ago

10/06/2015

Nexus 5X vs Galaxy S6: Specs

These two phones have similar screen sizes, similar battery options and internal storage, great cameras, powerful processors and more, but there are a lot of differences you'll want to be aware of. Specs are only numbers and don't tell the entire story, but here they are for those who are curious.

Nexus 5X Specs

5.2-inch 1920 x 1080p HD Display
6-core Snapdragon 808 Processor with 2GB of RAM
16 or 32GB of internal storage (no micro-SD)
12.3 Megapixel Camera with 4k video, Slow-Motion recording, laser auto-focus
5 Megapixel Front Camera
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
2,700 mAh battery with Fast Charging
Fingerprint Scanner on back
Front Facing Speakers (single speaker ported to two grills)
USB Type-C Connector with Quick Charging Technology
Black, White, or Mint Blue
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Galaxy S6 Specs

5.1-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad-HD S-AMOLED Display
8-core Samsung Exynos Processor with 3GB of RAM
32/64/128GB storage options (no Micro-SD)
16 Megapixel Camera with OIS, 4k video and more
5 Megapixel Front Camera
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with TouchWiz (Android 6.0 eventually)
2,550 mAh battery with Fast & Wireless Charging
Fingerprint Scanner inside home bottom
Single bottom facing speaker
Black, White, or Gold
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Buyers will quickly see some of the similarities, but also the differences. The Galaxy S6 has been awarded the best camera of any smartphone, and still holds that crown. It has a slightly smaller display but with a higher resolution, so it will look better, and features an all aluminum design. Rather than the plastic soft-touch matte finish on the Nexus 5X.

The Nexus 5X has a lower resolution display and a bigger battery, so should technically have much better battery life than the Galaxy S6, but we'll have to wait and see. However, it doesn't feature wireless charging, although the last few years all Nexus devices have.

Samsung's phone has a few areas that are better. Like wireless charging, the design and build quality, the camera and other things, but these phones are closer than most would have initially though.