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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Apple iPhone 6

 
  Samsung Galaxy S6 iPhone 6
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Our Rating 9.1 5.5
Brand Samsung Apple
Category Mobiles Mobiles

General

Device Type Android Smart Phone
Announced March, 2015
Released April, 2015
Status Available Available

Design

Type Bar Bar
Dimensions 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 129 g (4.55 ounces)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
TouchWiz UI
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Space Gray, Silver, Gold

Network

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - G920T
- G920A
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) - G920F

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700) - G920T

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - G920A
SIM Nano SIM Standard SIM
Dual SIM No

Display

Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Size 5.1 inches (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels 750 x 1334 pixels
Display Colors 16M 16M colors
Pixel Density ~577 ppi pixel density ~326 ppi pixel density
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - TouchWiz UI Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
Features Display Zoom

Media

Audio Playback Yes
Video Playback Yes
FM Radio No
Alert Types Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Ring Tones Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
Handsfree Yes

Camera

Primary 16 MP 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, phase detection autofocus
Image 2988 x 5312 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Camera Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto HDR, panorama 1/3'' sensor size, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Secondary 5 MP, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

Software

Operating System Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to v5.1.1 (Lollipop) iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 8.1.1
User Interface TouchWiz
Java Support No No
Facebook
Youtube

Hardware

Chipset Exynos 7420 Apple A8
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
RAM (Memory) 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Storage 32/64/128 GB 16/64/128 GB
Card Slot No No
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes, v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X Yes, v4.0, A2DP, LE
Infrared
Wi-fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
HDMI
Wireless Charging Wireless charging (Qi/PMA) - market dependent

Data

GPRS
EDGE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Web Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

Messaging

SMS Yes (threaded view) Yes (threaded view)
MMS
Email Yes Yes, Push Email
IM Yes Yes

Battery

Battery Type Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
Capacity 2550 mAh battery Li-Po 1810 mAh battery (6.9 Wh)
Placement Non-Removable Fixed
Standby (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h (3G) (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music Play Up to 49 h Up to 50 h
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