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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 5.92 |
| 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 is a bit better than Galaxy S7 Active, getting a general score of 83 against 75.8. Although the Apple iPhone 6s is older than Galaxy S7 Active, it's construction is way thinner and incredibly lighter. The Apple iPhone 6s features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and an extra graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same brightness, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active also has a lot better screen density, a quite larger display and a way better 1440 x 2560px resolution. IPhone 6s counts with more storage for apps and games than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy S7 Active features a really longer battery duration than iPhone 6s, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1715mAh. IPhone 6s takes just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy S7 Active, although it has a way smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs and video in low-light environments, they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, a back camera with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same video frame rate.
Although Apple iPhone 6s is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S7 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S7 Active. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy Apple iPhone 6s, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy S7 Active, resigning a couple specs and features.
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