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Global Score
83.885.7
Basic Information
AppleSamsung
--Android 5.0
2016-09-162015-04-10
6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches
6.63 ounces4.66 ounces
Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and SilverBlack, Gold, Green and White
Aluminum Aluminium and Glass
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 969.00$ 950.00
Display / Screen
5.5 inches5.1 inches
1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
401 pixels per inch576 pixels per inch
625 cd/m2 brightness--
No touch screenCapacitive, Multi-touch
8.69.9
Performance
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipsetExynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset
64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor
3 GB RAM3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPUMali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU
9.2710.08
Storage
256 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
13.310.1
Camera
12.00 MP + 7.00 MP16.00 MP + 5.00 MP
f/1.80 aperturef/1.90 aperture
28.00mm focal length28.00mm focal length
0.33 inches (1/3") sensor0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution
1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video--
9.688.47
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.76.7
Battery Life
2900mAh Li - Ion Battery2600mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
--Wireless Charging
4.884.56
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.1
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Infra-red port
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a general score of 85.7, which is a little bit better than iPhone 7 Plus's 83.8 global score. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is an older device than the iPhone 7 Plus, but it's way lighter and just a bit thinner anyway. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a more vivid screen than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a higher pixel number per inch of screen.

The iPhone 7 Plus counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has 128 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a bit more powerful CPU than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also has a 64-bits processing unit, more CPU cores and an extra GPU.

The Apple iPhone 7 Plus features a better camera than Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a much less MP back facing camera, a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality pictures and videos and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography.

IPhone 7 Plus has just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has a 12 percent bigger battery capacity.

Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy S6 Edge is also cheap compared to the Apple iPhone 7 Plus.




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