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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2018-05-22 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 109.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 7 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A6, with an 81.6 score against 75.8. Even though Apple iPhone 7 is older than Samsung Galaxy A6, it's body is a bit thinner and lighter. The iPhone 7 has a more vivid display than Galaxy A6, because although it has a little smaller display and a little worse resolution of 750 x 1334px, it also counts with a just a little better display pixels density.
The iPhone 7 has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPhone 7 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A6, although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster).
The Apple iPhone 7 features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor offering a worse image quality, a much worse 12 MP resolution back camera and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way better (4K) video definition. Samsung Galaxy A6 features a really longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 7, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1960mAh.
Although iPhone 7 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy A6, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy A6. If you want to save some dollars, you can buy Galaxy A6, letting go a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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