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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ versus OnePlus 2

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Samsung today announced the successor to the Galaxy S6 Edge, the Galaxy S6 Edge+, set to hit stores on August 21. While their aren’t any monumental changes on the hardware side, Samsung has worked hard refining the design, and adding better performance in addition to a handful of awesome software features.

On the other hand, we have the OnePlus 2, a device OnePlus says is intended to be the “2016 flagship killer.” While it may compete well by being offered at a low price point, is it able to stand up to Samsung’s top of the line hardware bundled in a premium package?

Hit the break to find out.

Design

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Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ sizes in at 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9mm and weighs a meager 151 grams. As is per the norm with most Samsung devices, the volume rocker is placed, power button, and SIM card tray is placed on the sides of the device. The home button is centered on the bottom of the device with capacitive button on each side.

Finally, Samsung is done an excellent job refining the design of the Galaxy S6 Edge+, making it feel like a premium package. It has a glass back that gives it a top-of-the-line feel.

The OnePlus 2’s dimensions are 151.8 x 74.9 x 9.9mm and weighs 155 grams. It employs your standard button layout: volume rocker, power button, and SIM card tray on the sides. However, there’s an Alert Slider offering volume control for notifications. Similar the Galaxy S6 Edge+, there is a home button at the bottom of the device with capacitive buttons placed on the left and right sides.

Winner: Galaxy S6 Edge+ for its premium style.

Display

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The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ features a 5.7-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad HD Super AMOLED curved edge display with a pixel density of 512ppi. Additionally, it features Corning Gorilla Glass 4 and has a 75.6% screen-to-body ratio.

The OnePlus Two sports a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LTPS LCD display with a pixel density of 401ppi. Similarly, it features Corning Gorilla Glass 4 and has a 73.3% screen-to-body ratio.

Winner: Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ wins for its better resolution, Quad HD Super AMOLED display, and a higher pixel density.

Hardware

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Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ features the company’s own Exynos 7420 chipset, a quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 processor and a second quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 CPU, a Mali-T760MP8 GPU, 4GB of RAM, and 32/64GB of internal storage.

Additionally, it sports a 16-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

Running the OnePlus 2 is a Snapdragon 810 chipset, a quad-core Cortex-A53 processor and a quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 CPU, a Adreno 430 GPU, 3/4GB of RAM, and 16/64GB of internal storage.

Finally, it has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

Winner: There’s no clear winner, as both have about the same sheer processing power on paper.

Battery

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The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ touts a 3,000mAh battery, but due to the big display and high definition resolution, it may not last long on a single charge.

OnePlus’ OnePlus Two has a 3,300mAh battery. While it’s larger than the S6 Edge+’s battery, it should also last much longer, as the OnePlus 2’s display isn’t anywhere near as detailed.

Winner: OnePlus 2

Software

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The OnePlus 2 is running OxygenOS atop of Android 5.1.1. It’s a relatively clean skin with little additions aside from some handy features like support for icon packs and icon grid resizing.

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ features the latest version of TouchWiz atop of Android 5.1.1. It’s packed full of many extra features, and this time around, Samsung has even added the ability to lifestream to YouTube via the camera app. Another thing to take into account is the software many carriers preload on the device as well.

Winner: It’s a tie, as it comes down to a matter of preference.

Availability and price

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The Galaxy S6 Edge+ is available to pre-order as of today, however, the device won’t launch for another week on August 21. AT&T is selling the 32GB model for $299 on a new two-year contract or $815 outright, however, many carriers are selling it at varying price points.

The OnePlus 2 is available to buy in some markets. It costs $329 for the 16GB model and $389 for the 64GB model. Unfortunately, the device has been delayed in North America for a few weeks, due to it being in high demand.

Winner: Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ wins, as it has a lot more to offer than the OnePlus 2 and there aren’t any foreseen delays in fulfilling orders.

Wrap Up

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Both Samsung and OnePlus have set out to offer a high-end smartphone, but unfortunately, OnePlus has made a lot of cuts that take away from that premium package, such as a lower res display, no NFC, and so on.

On the other hand, Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ is significantly more expensive, but it offers a lot more features and has an overall premium design.

Who do you think wins? The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ or the OnePlus 2?

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