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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | iOS 9.x |
| 2018-08-27 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 6s has a score of 83, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's 82.1 score. The iPhone 6s comes with iOS 9.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. IPhone 6s is an much older phone than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, but it's notably lighter and a little thinner anyway.
Apple iPhone 6s features a more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, although it has a bit worse pixels number per display inch, a much smaller display and a lot worse 1334 x 750 resolution. The Galaxy A8 Star features a better storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 6s, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
The iPhone 6s counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics co-processor. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a way better battery duration than iPhone 6s, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a little bit better camera than iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a lot larger camera aperture, a bigger sensor capturing better quality photographs and videos and a much higher 16 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
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