Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) vs Apple iPhone 6s Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) or Apple iPhone 6s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) Apple iPhone 6s
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Release date 2016, March 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.19 in 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.44 x 5.44 x 2.64 in
Weight 210 g | 7.41 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors White, Black, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1715 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 33 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 109 h
Stand by time - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 50 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 4.7" in
Screen area 99.2 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.9% 65.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 367 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 3D Touch
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.8'', OIS, AF -12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); Experience UI 9 iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Adreno 510 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 228366
Antutu 10 CPU 68936
Antutu 10 GPU 69446
Antutu 10 Mem 38435
Antutu 10 UX 68936
Antutu 8 Total 172030
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 234 601
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 721 857
GeekBench 6 Metal 2787
GeekBench 5 Single Core 231 531
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 841 971
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1300 2273
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3796 3928
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3558
GeekBench 4 Battery 1488

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -A910F/DS
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) -A910F/DS
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1687
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast battery charging
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- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung A9 Pro Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots

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