Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 84.2 |
| 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 | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 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 | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 4.72 |
| 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
The iPhone 6s Plus is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, having an 84.2 score against 82.1. IPhone 6s Plus has iOS 9.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. IPhone 6s Plus is a much older and a little heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, but Apple was able to make it just a little thinner anyway.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 4 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a graphics processor. IPhone 6s Plus has a brighter screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels amount in each inch of screen.
Galaxy A8 Star features a greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 35 percent more battery capacity.
The Galaxy A8 Star shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures, a lot more MP camera and a bigger camera sensor capturing higher quality photos.
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