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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 6s is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 83 score against 75.8. Despite of the fact that the Apple iPhone 6s is older than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's construction is somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner. IPhone 6s has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A5 (2017), although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, a bit smaller display and a lot lower 1334 x 750 pixels resolution.
Apple iPhone 6s counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a graphics processing unit. The iPhone 6s has a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPhone 6s features a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures and a way less MP back-facing camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a very superior battery life than iPhone 6s, because it has a 75% greater battery capacity.
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