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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-09-09 | 2018-05-22 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 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 |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 6 Plus is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A6, having a overall score of 80.4 against 75.8. Even though the Apple iPhone 6 Plus is a lot older and a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A6, it's body is still a little bit thinner. IPhone 6 Plus features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A6, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bits CPU.
IPhone 6 Plus has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better count of pixels per display inch and a better 1920 x 1080 resolution. The iPhone 6 Plus features slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy A6 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A6 also counts with a camera with a way higher 16 megapixels resolution, a larger back camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality and a way bigger aperture to capture better photos and videos in low-light environments.
The Galaxy A6 features a bit better battery life than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 2915mAh.
Although Apple iPhone 6 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy A6, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy A6. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, else you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy A6, letting go some specifications.
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