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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-09-09 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.6 |
| 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 has a global score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's overall score of 78.1. The iPhone 6 Plus body is a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, although it is just a bit heavier and was released just a little further than a year before. IPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
The iPhone 6 Plus counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy S7 edge, although it has a much lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a little worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen, they both have a screen with the same size. IPhone 6 Plus counts with a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPhone 6 Plus has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor. The Galaxy S7 edge features longer battery life than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 2915mAh.
The Galaxy S7 edge features a slightly better camera than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures and a lot better 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Although Apple iPhone 6 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy S7 edge, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy S7 edge. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get Galaxy S7 edge, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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