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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2017-07-07 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 5.2 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 6s is slightly better than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, getting a overall score of 83 against 80.4. The iPhone 6s design is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, despite of the fact that it was released about a year before. The iPhone 6s has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor.
IPhone 6s has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it has a quite smaller display, much lesser pixels per inch in the display and a much lower 1334 x 750 pixels resolution. The iPhone 6s features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it has a way smaller aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and video and a tinier camera sensor, they both have the same (4K) video definition, the same video frame rate and a same resolution camera in the back.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 6s, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a really longer battery performance than iPhone 6s, because it has an 87% larger battery size.
The Apple iPhone 6s not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheaper.
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