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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2018-01-06 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.77 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 |
| -- | $ 625.00 |
| 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 A9 APL1022 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 | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.72 |
| 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 Plus has a general score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s score of 79.2. The iPhone 6s Plus is a noticeably older and somewhat heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), but Apple was able to build it thinner anyway. The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a bit inferior pixel number per screen inch and a bit smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. IPhone 6s Plus features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less and slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a GPU.
IPhone 6s Plus counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture and a much lower resolution back camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little better battery duration than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 9 percent greater battery capacity.
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