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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-08-11 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy S8 Active is slightly better than the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, with an 81.9 score against 80.4. The Galaxy S8 Active is a incredibly newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, although it is thicker and somewhat heavier. IPhone 6 Plus has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S8 Active, although it has a little bit smaller display, a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a way lower screen density.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and Apple iPhone 6 Plus both have very similar processors, because although the Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a smaller amount of RAM and 6 lesser and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and an additional GPU. Galaxy S8 Active features a slightly better memory to store more apps and games than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a slightly better camera than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a much more mega pixels back facing camera, a lot better (4K) video quality, a much bigger aperture for better low-light images and video and a bigger camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2915mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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