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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-09-09 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.3 |
| 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 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 iPhone 6 Plus is just a bit better than Galaxy Note5, getting an 80.4 score against 80.2. The iPhone 6 Plus construction is a little bit thinner than Galaxy Note5, although it is just a little bit heavier and was released about a year before. The iPhone 6 Plus has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, because although it has lesser and slower CPU cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a graphics processing unit.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus counts with a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a quite lower pixels count in each display inch, a lot worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a bit smaller display. The Galaxy Note5 features a much better camera than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a larger aperture for better low-light captures and videos, a bigger sensor providing a better image quality, a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a camera with much more MP.
The iPhone 6 Plus counts with a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note5 has just a bit longer battery life than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2915mAh.
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