Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6s Plus is a bit better than Galaxy A8 Star, with a general score of 84.2 against 82.1. Apple iPhone 6s Plus's body is a bit thinner than the Galaxy A8 Star, but it is just a little bit heavier and was released 3 years before. Apple iPhone 6s Plus comes with iOS 9.x operating system, and Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
IPhone 6s Plus counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater number of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a better storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 400 GB.
IPhone 6s Plus has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has lesser and slower cpu cores and 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bit processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star shoots a bit better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a way bigger aperture for better photos and video in low light environments, a much higher resolution camera in the back and a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
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