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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The iPhone 6s Plus is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note5, having an 84.2 score against 80.2. Although iPhone 6s Plus and Galaxy Note5 were only released with a few months difference, the iPhone 6s Plus body is heavier but just a bit thinner than Galaxy Note5. The iPhone 6s Plus features just a bit better performance than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bit CPU.
IPhone 6s Plus has a bit better display than Galaxy Note5, although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, a little smaller screen and a little bit worse screen pixels density. Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal memory.
The Galaxy Note5 features a little longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 9% more battery size. The Galaxy Note5 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy Note5 also has a larger diafragm aperture, a back-facing camera with way more megapixels and a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality.
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