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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm 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 | 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 | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer 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 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 6s has an overall score of 83, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 overall score. Despite of the fact that the iPhone 6s is notably older than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), it's construction is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner. IPhone 6s features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has less and slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a graphics processor.
IPhone 6s features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a way worse 1334 x 750 resolution, a quite smaller screen and a way worse pixel density. Apple iPhone 6s features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with lot less mega pixels resolution and a lot tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 6s, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a really longer battery duration than iPhone 6s, because it has a 75 percent greater battery capacity.
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