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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-04-21 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 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), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, 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 is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, with a overall score of 81.7 against 80.4. Galaxy S8's design is noticeably newer and a bit lighter than the Apple iPhone 6 Plus's, but it is just a bit thicker. Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a processing unit that is very similar to the processing unit in Samsung Galaxy S8, because although the Apple iPhone 6 Plus has 6 less and slower processing cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and an additional graphics processor.
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, although it has a lot less pixels per inch in the screen, a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a quite smaller screen. The Galaxy S8 counts with a slightly better storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S8 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a way higher 12 megapixels resolution camera, a bigger sensor which offers a better image and video quality, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way bigger diafragm aperture. The Galaxy S8 has a little better battery performance than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 2915mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy S8 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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