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Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 9.x |
| 2015-04-11 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminium and Glass | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 252.00 | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| -- | 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2550mAh Battery | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S6 is a bit better than the iPhone 6s Plus, getting a general score of 87.4 against 84.2. The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a just a little thinner and incredibly lighter device than iPhone 6s Plus, even though both of them were only released with a couple of months difference. Samsung Galaxy S6 has Android 5.0 operating system, while iPhone 6s Plus has iOS 9.x operating system.
The Galaxy S6 has a little sharper screen than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The Galaxy S6 features a bit faster processor than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have a 650 MHz graphics co-processor and a 64-bit CPU, the Galaxy S6 also has 1 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
Galaxy S6 features a little bit better camera than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy S6 also has a back camera with much more mega-pixels, a larger aperture to capture better captures and videos in low-light environments and a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus's storage to store more games and applications is just as good as Galaxy S6's one, both of them have the same internal memory. IPhone 6s Plus features a little longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6, because it has an 8% larger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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