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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
128 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-09-09 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, 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 has a global score of 81.7, which is a bit better than iPhone 6 Plus's global score of 80.4. Even though Samsung Galaxy S8 is a bit thicker than the iPhone 6 Plus, it's a little lighter and also much newer. Apple iPhone 6 Plus features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, although it has a much lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, much lesser pixels per screen inch and a quite smaller display.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a processing unit that is very similar to the CPU in Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although the Galaxy S8 has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and 3 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a 3% bigger battery capacity. The Galaxy S8 features just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a larger sensor providing a better image quality, a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a lot bigger aperture and a way better 12 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 costs a little more than iPhone 6 Plus, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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