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Apple iPhone 6
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-09-09 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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), 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 4.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S7 has a global score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than iPhone 6's 74.1 score. The Samsung Galaxy S7 body is newer than iPhone 6's, although it is heavier and somewhat thicker. Apple iPhone 6 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy S7, because although it has less RAM memory and lesser and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an additional GPU.
Samsung Galaxy S7 has a slightly better looking display than Apple iPhone 6, because it has a lot brighter display, a little bit larger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a way greater pixel number per inch of display. The Galaxy S7 counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 6, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 200 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 takes clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 6, because it has a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a lot more mega-pixels back camera, a much bigger aperture and a lot higher video definition. Galaxy S7 features a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Samsung Galaxy S7 is also by far the cheapest.
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