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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
SM-G870Apple iPhone 6s Plus
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | iOS 9.x |
| 2014-06-23 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 Plus has a general score of 84.2, which is better than the Galaxy S5 Active's score of 75.6. The iPhone 6s Plus counts with iOS 9.x OS, while Galaxy S5 Active comes with Android 4.4.4 OS. The iPhone 6s Plus body is newer and somewhat thinner, but also heavier than Galaxy S5 Active. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Apple iPhone 6s Plus also counts with a quite bigger display.
IPhone 6s Plus has a much better memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores, and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 6s Plus also counts with a 64-bits processor and a faster GPU running at 650 megahertz.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features just a bit longer battery life than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 2 percent greater battery capacity. IPhone 6s Plus captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a lower (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with much less megapixels.
Although Apple iPhone 6s Plus is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy S5 Active, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy S5 Active. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone 6s Plus, else you can save some money and get the Galaxy S5 Active, letting go some specifications.
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