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Apple iPhone 6
128 GBA1586, A1524
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-01-13 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 170.00 |
| 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 6 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 79.2 score against 75.8. The iPhone 6 is an way older device than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but Apple managed to make it somewhat thinner and lighter. IPhone 6 counts with a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bits processor.
The iPhone 6 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it has a little bit smaller display, a little lower quantity of pixels per display inch and a way worse resolution of 1334 x 750. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) captures a little bit better videos and photos than iPhone 6, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a larger aperture.
The Apple iPhone 6 has a better memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a really longer battery duration than iPhone 6, because it has a 66% more battery capacity.
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