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Apple iPhone 6s Plus
128 GBSamsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2015-09-09 | -- |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| 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, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.72 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 6s Plus has a score of 84.2, which is better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha's general score of 76.3. IPhone 6s Plus has iOS 9.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Alpha comes with Android 4.4.4 OS. IPhone 6s Plus is a much heavier and somewhat thicker cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a larger display, more pixels per inch in the screen and a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080.
IPhone 6s Plus counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores, and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 6s Plus also counts with a faster graphics processing unit and a 64 bits CPU. The iPhone 6s Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Alpha. They have the same video resolution, a same resolution camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same aperture.
IPhone 6s Plus has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 96 GB more internal memory. Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a superior battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 2750mAh of battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
Although iPhone 6s Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy Alpha, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy Alpha. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone 6s Plus, else you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy Alpha, resigning a couple features and specs.
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