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Apple iPhone 6
128 GBA1586, A1524
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-09-09 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 6, getting an 85.2 score against 79.2. The Galaxy A9 (2018) design is notably newer than Apple iPhone 6's, but it is thicker and way heavier. IPhone 6 has a more vivid display than Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has a really smaller display, a much lower 1334 x 750 resolution and a little lower screen pixel density.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 6, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A9 (2018) has a CPU that is just as good as Apple iPhone 6's processor, because although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has a 32-bits processor against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a better camera than iPhone 6, because it has a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a way better resolution back camera, a way larger aperture and a way higher (4K) video quality. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6, because it has a 3800mAh battery size against 1810mAh.
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