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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2018-01-06 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 iPhone 6s has a global score of 83, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 global score. The iPhone 6s body is somewhat lighter and thinner than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), even though it was released many years before. IPhone 6s features a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bits processor.
IPhone 6s has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a lot lower 1334 x 750 resolution, a lot worse pixels number per inch in the display and a little smaller screen. IPhone 6s captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lot tinier aperture and a much worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 6s, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6s, because it has a 75% more battery size.
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