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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2015-12-16 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.96 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 | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6s is much better than the Galaxy A7 (2016), with a overall score of 83 against 72.8. Although Apple iPhone 6s and Galaxy A7 (2016) were released only 3 months apart, Apple iPhone 6s is lighter and a little thinner. Apple iPhone 6s counts with a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 6 less CPU cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an extra graphics processing unit.
Apple iPhone 6s counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), although it has a lot lower 1334 x 750 resolution, a bit smaller screen and a quite worse quantity of pixels per screen inch. The iPhone 6s features much more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The iPhone 6s counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a camera with less mega-pixels resolution and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light captures, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video definition. Galaxy A7 (2016) features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6s, because it has a 92 percent bigger battery capacity.
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