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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-01-13 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| 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 | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| 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 Plus is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 80.4 score against 75.8. Despite of the fact the iPhone 6 Plus is way older and a bit heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's design is still a little bit thinner. The iPhone 6 Plus counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit lower pixel density, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080px resolution, the iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a little bit bigger display.
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an additional graphics processor. The iPhone 6 Plus features a better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy A5 (2017) shoots clearer videos and photos than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a way better 16 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a bigger aperture.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with just a little better battery life than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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