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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
NO-LTEApple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-06-23 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.59 | 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 | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6 Plus is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, with a 75.3 score against 71.3. Apple iPhone 6 Plus has iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy S5 mini comes with Android 4.4 operating system. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus body is incredibly heavier but thinner than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, and both were released only a couple of months apart.
IPhone 6 Plus features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a little bit better pixels density, a lot better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a bigger screen. The Galaxy S5 mini features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S5 mini also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 64 GB.
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus features a little faster processor than Galaxy S5 mini, because although it has a lower number of cores, a slower graphics co-processor running at 450 MHz and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. IPhone 6 Plus takes better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 mini, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a same resolution back-facing camera, the iPhone 6 Plus also has better 60 fps video frame rate.
IPhone 6 Plus features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a 39 percent greater battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus is also the cheapest.
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