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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-09-09 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| 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 S7 Active, with an 80.4 score against 75.8. Even though iPhone 6 Plus is older than Galaxy S7 Active, it's construction is incredibly thinner and just a little bit lighter. Apple iPhone 6 Plus counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a much lower pixels density and a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, and they both have the same brightness, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a little bigger display.
IPhone 6 Plus counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a lower number of cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bits CPU. The Galaxy S7 Active takes a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better resolution, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a way bigger aperture to take better low light captures and videos.
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus features a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2915mAh.
Although iPhone 6 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone 6 Plus, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, letting go some specifications.
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