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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
AT&TSGH-I537
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-06-05 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus has an overall score of 80.4, which is better than the Galaxy S4 Active's overall score of 71.7. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy S4 Active works with Android 4.4 OS. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus design is newer and extremely thinner, but somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S4 Active.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has a just a bit worse pixels amount in each screen inch, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a quite bigger display. The iPhone 6 Plus has a bit better processing power than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has less and slower processing cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a faster graphics co-processor.
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy S4 Active. They have a camera with an 8 MP, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality. IPhone 6 Plus has a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPhone 6 Plus has just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 12 percent greater battery capacity.
Although iPhone 6 Plus is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, letting go a couple features and specs, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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