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Samsung Galaxy S6
DuosSM-G9200
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-11 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 252.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 10.08 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2550mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 just a bit better than the iPhone 8, with an 87.4 score against 85. The Samsung Galaxy S6 body is a bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the iPhone 8, although it was released many years before. The Apple iPhone 8 and Galaxy S6 both feature really similar processors, and although the Apple iPhone 8 has a smaller amount of RAM, doesn't have an extra graphics processor and a lower number of cores , they both have a 64-bits processing unit.
Galaxy S6 features an incredibly better looking display than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a little bigger screen, a way better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a lot greater pixels density. The iPhone 8 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor which offers a worse image and video quality, a worse video resolution and a back camera with a much worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments.
Apple iPhone 8 features much more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S6, because it has more internal memory capacity. Galaxy S6 counts with a much better battery performance than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 2550mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy S6 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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