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Apple iPhone 6
128 GBA1586, A1524
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-09-09 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 158.00 |
| 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 29.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.68 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is slightly better than the iPhone 6's overall score of 79.2. The Samsung Galaxy S9 construction is extremely newer than the iPhone 6's, but it's way heavier and somewhat thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a bit superior processor than iPhone 6, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 3 GB more RAM memory.
IPhone 6 and Galaxy S9 have very similar screens, although the Galaxy S9 also has a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a much better display density and a larger screen. The Samsung Galaxy S9 takes better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 6, because it has a much larger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and video, a bigger camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures, a camera in the back with a way higher resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Galaxy S9 has a quite bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone 6, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a very superior battery performance than iPhone 6, because it has a 66% bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S9 is also the cheapest one, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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