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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.01 |
| 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 - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 6s has a general score of 83, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note5's general score of 80.2. The Apple iPhone 6s design is lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy Note5, even when they were released only 1 months apart. The iPhone 6s features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note5, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels, a way lower display density and a bit smaller display.
IPhone 6s counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. IPhone 6s counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processing unit.
Galaxy Note5 features a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 6s, because it has a 3000mAh battery size. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a slightly better camera than iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a much more megapixels back camera, a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a bigger camera sensor.
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