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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2017-07-04 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Metal | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 282 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh 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 4.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6s Plus is better than the Galaxy J5 (2017), with an 84.2 score against 71.8. Even though Apple iPhone 6s Plus is older and heavier than Galaxy J5 (2017), it's body is still just a little bit thinner. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a little bit bigger display, a better pixels density and a lot better 1920 x 1080 resolution.
The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The iPhone 6s Plus features a better hardware performance than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone 6s Plus also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an additional graphics co-processor.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus takes clearer photos and videos than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a lesser mega-pixels back camera and a way smaller aperture which is not so good for low light photos and video, it also counts with a lot higher video quality. The Galaxy J5 (2017) has just a bit longer battery life than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2750mAh.
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