Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 6s or Samsung Galaxy S6 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 6s Samsung Galaxy S6
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Release date 2015, September 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.44 x 5.44 x 2.64 in 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.78 in
Weight 143 g | 5.04 oz 138 g | 4.87 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
Battery 1715 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 50 h
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 49 h
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 5.1" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 71.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.6% 70.7%
Screen resolution 750 x 1334 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 577 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - 3D Touch
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 83
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Apple A9 (14 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 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 601 185
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 857 750
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 698
GeekBench 6 Metal 2787
GeekBench 5 Single Core 531 236
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 971 899
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2273 1257
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3928 3945
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2854
GeekBench 4 Battery 1488 1615

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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 (Apple Pay only) Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 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 Yes Yes
Others - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), 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
--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
- 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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