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Apple iPhone 6
128 GBA1586, A1524
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-09-09 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is just a bit better than Apple iPhone 6, with a general score of 81.9 against 79.2. Although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is noticeably newer than Apple iPhone 6, it is way heavier and incredibly thicker. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and Apple iPhone 6 count with incredibly similar processing units, because although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores and more RAM memory.
Apple iPhone 6 and Galaxy S8 Active both count with incredibly similar screens, although the Galaxy S8 Active also has a much greater display pixels density, a bigger screen and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. The Galaxy S8 Active features a slightly better camera than iPhone 6, because it has a back camera with a much better resolution, a much bigger aperture, a larger sensor shooting better quality photos and videos and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a bit bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 6, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy S8 Active has a much better battery performance than Apple iPhone 6, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Galaxy S8 Active is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Apple iPhone 6, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Apple iPhone 6. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Galaxy S8 Active, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Apple iPhone 6, resigning some specs and features.
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