Apple iPhone X vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone X or Samsung Galaxy S6 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone X | Samsung Galaxy S6 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2017, September | 2015, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.79 in | 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.78 in | |
| Weight | 174 g | 6.14 oz | 138 g | 4.87 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Space Gray, Silver | White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz | |
| Battery | 2716 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 2550 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h |
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 49 h |
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| Approximate price | 1000 EUR | 280 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.8" in | 5.1" in | |
| Screen area | 84.4 cm2 | 71.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.9% | 70.7% | |
| Screen resolution | 1125 x 2436 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 458 PPI | 577 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Other specs | - Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -3D Touch -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.22µm, OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom |
-16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | |
| Functions | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 97 | 82 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 101 | 81 | |
| DxOMark Video | 89 | 83 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 7 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) | 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 71 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 74 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 66 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 11.1.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI | |
| Chipset | - Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) | - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) | - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (three-core graphics) | Mali-T760MP8 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM | 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 386768 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 102557 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 120978 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 83352 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 102557 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 427741 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 302245 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1045 | 185 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1941 | 750 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 698 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 5091 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 910 | 236 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2099 | 899 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4231 | 1257 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10100 | 3945 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 2854 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1615 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -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), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 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) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation | SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - |
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| Versions |
- Also known as Apple iPhone 10, Apple iPhone Ten Versions: A1865 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1901 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore) |
- Versions: G920F (Europe); G920FD (Philippines, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine); G920FQ (Turkey); G920I (LATAM, Singapore, India, Australia, New Zealand); G920A (AT&T); G920T (T-Mobile); G920S/K (Korea); G9 |
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