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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 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 | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 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 Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than iPhone 6 Plus's overall score of 75.3. The Galaxy S8 construction is notably newer and just a bit lighter than iPhone 6 Plus's, although it's also a little thicker. The iPhone 6 Plus features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy S8, although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a quite smaller screen and a much lower amount of pixels in each display inch.
The Galaxy S8 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S8's processing unit is just as good as the processor in iPhone 6 Plus, because although the Samsung Galaxy S8 has doesn't have an extra GPU and a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM and a higher number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a 3 percent larger battery capacity. Galaxy S8 counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a camera with way more MP, a way bigger aperture for better low light images, a larger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S8 costs a little more than the iPhone 6 Plus, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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