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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-09 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is a little bit better than iPhone 6 Plus's 80.4 score. Galaxy Note8 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPhone 6 Plus has iOS 8.x operating system. The Galaxy Note8 construction is much newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than iPhone 6 Plus.
The iPhone 6 Plus has just a bit better display than Galaxy Note8, although it has a quite smaller screen, a quite lower amount of pixels per inch in the display and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080. Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a slightly better storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB.
Galaxy Note8 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM and a greater number of cores. Galaxy Note8 has a slightly better camera than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a back camera with lot more mega pixels, a larger sensor, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes it a great choice.
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