Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. Galaxy S6: Can Samsung Outdo Their Last Flagship Smartphone?

By Max Bonto, Christian Post Contributor Friday, October 24, 2014

Samsung's current flagship phone, the Galaxy S5, was released earlier this year but the South Korean tech giant is planning an S6 already. The S5 is definitely not an old phone but most companies are following a yearly or bi-annual release trend so an S6 in development wouldn't be surprising.

Still, it wouldn't hurt to make comparisons as early as now considering that specs and details about the Galaxy S6 smartphone are already making its rounds on the Internet. While the specs of the Galaxy S6 are still rumors, predictions usually fall fairly close to the actual product.

First off, the Galaxy S5. The has a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen with a full HD screen resolution of 1920 x 1080. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset with a quad-core 2.5GHz processor and an Adreno 330 GPU.

It has two storage variants, the 16GB and the 32GB both with microSD support of up to 128GB as well as 2GB of RAM. The camera is an impressive 16-megapixels.

The S6 on the other hand is looking to get a bigger screen and a 4K screen resolution, which is a first in the smartphone markets. A lot of phones are already investing in QHD screens but the S6 going 4K would be somewhat of a surprise.

In order to power the 4K resolution screen, the S6 is expected to come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset with a quad-core 2.7GHz processor or higher. The GPU could be an Adreno 420, like in the Galaxy Note 4, or higher. There could be at least two storage variants and probably at least 3GB of RAM, following from the Note 4.

On paper, the S6 definitely looks to be better than the S5 but with the experimental 4K screen, it could be worse when it comes to battery life. Still, Samsung could opt for a QHD display instead and a lower Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset.