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Apple iPhone 6
64 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a global score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone 6's 77 general score. Samsung Galaxy S7 is a newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 6, but it is heavier and thicker. The iPhone 6 has a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and an additional GPU.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 features just a bit better looking display than iPhone 6, because it has a lot brighter screen, a way higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, much more pixels per inch of display and a quite larger display. The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 6, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 200 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S7 features a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 6, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1810mAh. The Galaxy S7 captures a bit better pictures and videos than iPhone 6, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better captures in low light situations and a back facing camera with lot more megapixels.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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