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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | -- |
| 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 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 5.44 |
| 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
IPhone 6s is slightly better than Galaxy Note7, with an 83 score against 79.5. The iPhone 6s is an older phone than the Galaxy Note7, but Apple was able to make it somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner anyway. IPhone 6s has a greater processing power than Galaxy Note7, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPhone 6s has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note7, although it has a lot less pixels per display inch, a way worse resolution of 1334 x 750 and a bit smaller screen. The Galaxy Note7 counts with a little bit better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 6s, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
IPhone 6s captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note7, although it has a smaller sensor providing a lower image quality and a way smaller aperture which is not good for capturing images and video in poorly lited environments, they both have a back facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 has a way better battery performance than Apple iPhone 6s, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity against 1715mAh.
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