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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2017-01-13 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 625.00 |
| 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 A9 APL1022 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.72 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a general score of 84.2, which is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus is an older and heavier phone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but Apple made it just a little bit thinner anyway. IPhone 6s Plus has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little lower screen density, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the iPhone 6s Plus also counts with a quite larger screen.
IPhone 6s Plus has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bits CPU. The iPhone 6s Plus features a bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit superior battery life than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2750mAh. The iPhone 6s Plus captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting photographs or video in low-light situations and a way worse resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a much higher video quality.
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