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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2016-01-08 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6s is better than the Galaxy A5 (2016), having a global score of 83 against 71.9. The Apple iPhone 6s design is a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy A5 (2016), although both of them were released only a couple of months apart. Apple iPhone 6s counts with a more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has 6 less cpu cores (although they are faster), and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone 6s also counts with a 64-bit CPU and an additional graphics co-processor.
The Apple iPhone 6s features a little sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2016), although it has a quite worse display pixel density, a way lower resolution of 1334 x 750px and a quite smaller display. IPhone 6s captures clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a lesser megapixels resolution camera and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality.
The Apple iPhone 6s counts with a very superior memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 6s, because it has a 69% greater battery size.
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