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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-09 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 6 Plus is a bit better than the Galaxy A40, having a global score of 80.4 against 79.6. Although iPhone 6 Plus is older and heavier than Galaxy A40, it's construction is still a little thinner. The iPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy A40 works with Android 11 OS. Apple iPhone 6 Plus has just a bit better performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less and slower cores, it also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPhone 6 Plus counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A40, although it has a little inferior number of pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little bit smaller display. The Galaxy A40 has a greater storage capacity for applications and games than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A40 features a little bit better camera than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A40 also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photos, a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a much larger camera aperture to take better photos in poorly lited situations.
Galaxy A40 has a little better battery life than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 2915mAh.
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