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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
Samsung Galaxy S6
32 GBSM-G920F
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 83.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-09-09 | 2015-04-11 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 260.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Galaxy S6 has a general score of 83.5, which is just a bit better than the iPhone 6 Plus's 80.4 score. Galaxy S6 works with Android 5.0 OS, and iPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x OS. The Galaxy S6 is a just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter cellphone than the iPhone 6 Plus, even though both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
The Galaxy S6 has a slightly better looking screen than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and a higher display pixels density. Samsung Galaxy S6 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have a 64 bits processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also has a higher number of cores (and they are faster), 2 GB more RAM memory and a faster graphics co-processor working at 650 MHz.
IPhone 6 Plus has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy S6 shoots better pictures and videos than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a much more MP back facing camera, a bigger camera aperture, a lot better video definition and a bigger sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality.
The iPhone 6 Plus counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery size.
The Galaxy S6 not only is the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making this phone an obvious call.
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