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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 87.4 |
| 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 | $ 252.00 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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, Dual 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
The Galaxy S6 has a score of 87.4, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 6 Plus's 80.4 global score. Galaxy S6 works with Android 5.0 OS, while Apple iPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x OS. Even when Galaxy S6 and the Apple iPhone 6 Plus were only released with a couple months difference, Galaxy S6 is lighter and a bit thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a bit more vivid display than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a better screen pixel density. Galaxy S6 counts with a little better performance than iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have a 64 bits processor, the Galaxy S6 also has 2 GB more RAM memory, a better graphics processor working at 650 megahertz and more cpu cores.
Galaxy S6's storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to the iPhone 6 Plus one, both of them have the same internal memory. The iPhone 6 Plus counts with just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has 2915mAh of battery capacity against 2550mAh.
Galaxy S6 features a better camera than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and video, a larger sensor providing a better image quality, a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a lot more megapixels camera.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Galaxy S6 is also a bargain compared to others.
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