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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2018-01-06 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.24 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer 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 5.0 | 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 just a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 80.4 score against 79.2. The iPhone 6 Plus construction has the same weight than the Galaxy A8 (2018), but it's somewhat thinner. IPhone 6 Plus counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a little lower pixels quantity in each screen inch, a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has slightly more memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB. The iPhone 6 Plus features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bits processor.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better camera than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also counts with a camera in the back with a way higher 16 mega-pixels resolution and a lot larger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little better battery performance than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a 3% greater battery size.
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