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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 10 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 575.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6s has an overall score of 83, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A12's 80.3 general score. Apple iPhone 6s's design is much lighter and thinner than Samsung Galaxy A12, despite of the fact that it was released 5 years before. The Apple iPhone 6s works with iOS 9.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy A12 works with Android 10 OS.
Apple iPhone 6s counts with a lot better looking display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit lower 1334 x 750px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels quantity per inch of display. The iPhone 6s has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less and slower cores, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processor.
Galaxy A12 features a little bit better camera than iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy A12 also has a bigger camera aperture to capture better captures and video in poorly lited situations and a much better resolution camera in the back.
Samsung Galaxy A12 has a very superior storage to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 6s, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A12 features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6s, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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