Compare phones
| 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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.6 |
| 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 the Galaxy A7 (2017), having a overall score of 84.2 against 75.8. IPhone 6s Plus's construction is just a little thinner than the Galaxy A7 (2017), but it is just a bit heavier and was released only 16 months before. Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Apple iPhone 6s Plus also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. IPhone 6s Plus counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features longer battery performance than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 31% more battery capacity. IPhone 6s Plus takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera in the back with way less MP resolution and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos and videos in low light situations, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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