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Apple iPhone 6s Plus
128 GBSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2015-04-10 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 8.47 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Galaxy S6 Edge has an overall score of 85.7, which is slightly better than the iPhone 6s Plus's 84.2 general score. The Galaxy S6 Edge comes with Android 5.0 OS, and iPhone 6s Plus comes with iOS 9.x OS. Although Galaxy S6 Edge and iPhone 6s Plus were released with only 5 months difference, Galaxy S6 Edge is a little thinner and way lighter.
The Galaxy S6 Edge has a little bit better display than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better display density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The Galaxy S6 Edge features a bit more powerful processor than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have a 650 megahertz graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processor, the Galaxy S6 Edge also has a higher number of cores (and faster) and a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge's memory for applications and games is just as good as the iPhone 6s Plus one, both have the same 128 GB internal storage. Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has a 6% greater battery capacity. IPhone 6s Plus shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, although it has a worse video definition, a tinier sensor providing a lower image quality, a tinier aperture and a lot less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S6 Edge is also by far the cheapest.
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