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Apple iPhone 6
128 GBA1586, A1524
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | iOS 8.x |
| 2016-10-01 | 2014-09-09 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.13 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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
IPhone 6 has a general score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s 72.8 global score. Although iPhone 6 is extremely older than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it's design is lighter and just a bit thinner. The iPhone 6 has iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.
IPhone 6 counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), although it has a little bit smaller display, a little less pixels per inch of screen and a lot lower 1334 x 750 resolution. The Apple iPhone 6 has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has 6 lesser and slower CPU cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) features just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 6, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A8 (2016) also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light captures and video and a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Apple iPhone 6 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A8 (2016) features a very superior battery life than iPhone 6, because it has an 82 percent more battery size.
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