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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-09 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 6s Plus is a little bit better than Galaxy Note8, with an 84.2 score against 83. Despite of the fact that the iPhone 6s Plus is incredibly older than Galaxy Note8, it's design is thinner and a little bit lighter. The iPhone 6s Plus comes with iOS 9.x operating system, and Galaxy Note8 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Note8, although it has a bit smaller display, a lot worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display. IPhone 6s Plus features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has less and slower CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64 bits CPU.
The Galaxy Note8 has just a bit better camera than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same resolution camera and the same video resolution, the Galaxy Note8 also has a way larger aperture and a bigger sensor. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has just a bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy Note8 has longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity.
Although iPhone 6s Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Samsung Galaxy Note8. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the iPhone 6s Plus, but if you don't you can save some money and buy the Samsung Galaxy Note8, resigning a couple specs and features.
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