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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2016-01-01 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Metal | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a score of 84.2, which is much better than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s overall score of 74.9. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus is a a little bit lighter phone than the Galaxy A9 (2016), but they are 0.29inches thick. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a quite superior performance than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a lower number of cores and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an extra GPU.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a much more vibrant display than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Apple iPhone 6s Plus also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy A9 (2016) has a much longer battery performance than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), although it has a back-facing camera with less mega-pixels resolution, a lower video resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and video in low-light situations.
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