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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
SM-G850FApple iPhone 6s
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | iOS 9.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 5430 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1800 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 3.76 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 6s is much better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, with a global score of 83 against 74.2. IPhone 6s comes with iOS 9.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Alpha comes with Android 4.4.4 operating system. The iPhone 6s body is heavier and just a bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Apple iPhone 6s counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Apple iPhone 6s also has a little bit higher screen density and a slightly better 1334 x 750 resolution.
The Apple iPhone 6s has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 96 GB more internal storage. Apple iPhone 6s has a more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPhone 6s also counts with a 64 bits processor and a GPU.
The Apple iPhone 6s captures clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Alpha. Both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same camera aperture, a 12 mega-pixels resolution camera and the same 30 fps video frame rate. The Galaxy Alpha counts with a little longer battery life than iPhone 6s, because it has 1860mAh of battery capacity against 1715mAh.
The Apple iPhone 6s not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper, making it easy to pick between these devices.
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