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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 6s Plus is slightly better than Galaxy J8, with a global score of 84.2 against 76.7. The iPhone 6s Plus has iOS 9.x operating system, while Galaxy J8 comes with Android 10 operating system. Despite of the fact iPhone 6s Plus is a lot older and just a little bit heavier than the Galaxy J8, it's design is still just a bit thinner.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a quite better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and an additional graphics processing unit. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus features an incredibly better display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater screen density and a higher 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.
The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller sensor capturing lower quality videos and pictures, a lot smaller diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with a much worse resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy J8 has longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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