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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T
SGH-I747| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 72.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 |
| 2014-09-09 | 2012-06-04 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.73 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 585.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 306 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 8.47 |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.9 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a score of 80.4, which is better than the Galaxy S III AT&T's 72.2 overall score. Although the Apple iPhone 6 Plus is a lot heavier than Galaxy S III AT&T, it's somewhat thinner and newer. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus works with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy S III AT&T counts with Android 4.3 OS.
The iPhone 6 Plus features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a better pixel density, a lot higher 1920 x 1080px resolution and a quite bigger display. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a little better processing power than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a faster GPU and a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPhone 6 Plus has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. IPhone 6 Plus counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, and although they both have the same video resolution, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same back camera sensor size, the iPhone 6 Plus also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a larger camera aperture.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus features a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 2915mAh of battery capacity.
The iPhone 6 Plus is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also a bit cheaper, which makes it a very good choice.
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