Comparison of BlackBerry Priv and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 128Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

BlackBerry Priv

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 128Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BlackBerry

Samsung

Phone model

Priv

Galaxy S6 Edge 128Gb

Year of release

2015

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

147 mm

142 mm

Body width

77 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

9.4 mm

7 mm

Weight

192 g

132 g

Volume

106.68 cm³

69.73 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Aluminium alloy

Colors

• Black

• Black
• Golden
• Dark green
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

• Samsung Exynos 7420

CPU clock speed

1800 MHz

2100 MHz

Number of processor cores

6

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

20 nm

14 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 418

• Mali-T760 MP8

GPU clock speed

600 MHz

772 MHz

Number of GPU cores

8

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

3 GB

3 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4

RAM frequency

933 MHz

1552 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 128 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

2000 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992

• Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Operating system

Operating system

Android 5.1

Android 5.0

Battery

Battery capacity

3410

2600

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Call duration in GSM networks

23 h 54 min

26 h

Standby time in GSM networks

422 h

302 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

24 h

10 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

422 h

302 h

Duration of listening to music

50 h

Video watching duration

13 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

12 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.43 in

5.1 in

Screen resolution

2560 x 1440 pixels

2560 x 1444 pixels

Resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

541 ppi

576 ppi

Screen technology

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Curved screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.773

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

18 Mp

16 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4896 x 3672 pixels

5312 x 2988 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX240 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI 2

CMOS

Photomatrix size

5.95 x 3.35 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.12 μm

Crop factor

6.34

Aperture

f/2.2

f/1.9

Number of lens elements

6

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Serial shooting
• Geographic marks
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

120 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Samsung S5K4E6

Photomatrix type

ISOCELL

Photomatrix size

0.28 x 0.22 mm

3.2 x 2.4 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

0.178 μm

1.235 μm

Crop factor

10.82

Aperture

f/2.8

f/1.9

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Autodial

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

• LTE Cat 6

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.1

4.1

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

• DIP
• GAP
• GATT
• HDP
• HSP
• MAP
• HFP
• HID
• OPP
• SPP
• MAN

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Altimeter

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• 3GPP2
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• AWB
• 3GA
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

QWERTY keyboard

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Data encryption in the phone

Installed antivirus

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Barcode scanner

SAR level

SAR level

0.93 W/kg

0.33 W/kg