Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) vs Apple iPhone 6 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)

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Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Apple iPhone 6 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) or Apple iPhone 6 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)	Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2016, February	2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD)	142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm \| 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.74 in	158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm \| 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.06 in
Weight	152 g \| 5.36 oz	172 g \| 6.07 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Front glass, aluminum body
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum	Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Battery	3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	2915 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life		Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G) Music play - Up to 80 h
Approximate price	320 EUR	420 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED	LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5.1" in	5.5" in
Screen area	71.7 cm²	83.4 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	72.3%	67.8%
Screen resolution	1440 x 2560 px	1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	576 PPI	401 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs	- Always-on display
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	12 MP, Single	8 MP, Single
Camera specs	-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF	-8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.5µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Front camera, selfie	5 MP, Single	1.2 MP, Single
Specifications	5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm	1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Functions	Dual video call, Auto-HDR	face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video		720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI	iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset	- Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)	- Apple A8 (20 nm)
CPU	- Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)	- Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)
GPU	Adreno 530	PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
External memory	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	No
Internal memory	32 GB, 4 GB RAM	16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	184482	171835
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core	343	311
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1154	570

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - G930V, G930R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - G930V LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 20(800) - G930T LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G930R	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524 TD-SCDMA - A1524 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1522 GSM, A1522 CDMA LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1524
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes	Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 1.24 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body)	SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	No	No
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras	- -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -PMA wireless charging - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Siri natural language commands and dictation --Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions	- Versions: G930A (AT&T, Cricket); G930P (Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile); G930V (Verizon); G930T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS); G930R (US Cellular); G930U (Unlock model)

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