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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 6s Plus is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a overall score of 84.2 against 75.8. The iPhone 6s Plus design is a little bit thinner than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is somewhat heavier and was released around a year before. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with a much better display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit lower amount of pixels per inch of display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Apple iPhone 6s Plus also counts with a quite larger screen.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPhone 6s Plus counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores and they are also slower and lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processor.
The iPhone 6s Plus captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much worse 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a tinier aperture which is worse for capturing images in low-light environments, it also counts with a way higher video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2750mAh.
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