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Apple iPhone 6
64 GBA1549, A1522
Samsung Galaxy S5
16 GB EuropeSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-09-09 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 1440 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| 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, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.68 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Galaxy S5 has a general score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 6's global score of 77. Galaxy S5 is a heavier and somewhat thicker phone than iPhone 6. Galaxy S5 comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and iPhone 6 works with iOS 8.x operating system. The Galaxy S5 features a bit more powerful CPU than Apple iPhone 6, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a faster 500 megahertz graphics co-processor, a greater number of cores and 1 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with just a bit better looking display than iPhone 6, because it has a much better 1920 x 1440 pixels resolution, a better number of pixels per inch of screen and a little bit bigger screen. IPhone 6 features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy S5 counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 6, because it has 2800mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S5 captures much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 6, and although they both have a F2.2 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also has a bigger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photographs, a back-facing camera with way more MP and a lot better (4K) video quality.
Galaxy S5 is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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