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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2015-08-21 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 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 and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 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
IPhone 6s is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note5, getting a overall score of 83 against 80.2. IPhone 6s is a a bit thinner and somewhat lighter phone than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although they were only released with a couple of months difference. The Apple iPhone 6s features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a lower number of cores and also slower and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a graphics co-processor.
Apple iPhone 6s counts with a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Note5, although it has a much worse display density, a way lower 1334 x 750 resolution and a bit smaller display. The iPhone 6s features a superior memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 captures slightly better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a much higher 16 mega-pixels resolution back camera, a larger back-facing camera sensor and a bigger camera aperture.
The Galaxy Note5 features a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6s, because it has a 75 percent bigger battery size.
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