Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Apple iPhone 6

Samsung and Apple have released the sixth iterations of their respective flagship smartphones. We take an in-depth look at the Galaxy S6 and iPhone6 and compare the two.

Specs

	iPhone 6/Plus	Samsung Galaxy S6
Display	4.7-inch IPS LCD 1334 x 750 resolution, 326 ppi5.5-inch IPS LCD 1920 x 1080, 401 ppi – iPhone 6 Plus	5.1-inch Super AMOLED 2560 x 1440 resolution, 577 ppi
Processor	1.4 GHz dual-core Apple A8	Exynos 7420
RAM	1 GB	3 GB
Storage	32/64/128 GB	32/64/128 GB
Camera	8 MP rear camera 1.2 MP front-facing camera with OIS for iPhone 6 Plus	16 MP rear camera with OIS 5 MP front-facing camera with 90 degree wide angle lens
Connectivity	WiFi a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (Apple Pay only), GPS+GLONASS	WiFi a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, GPS+GLONASS
Networks	3G/4G LTE	LTE cat 6 300/50
Battery	1,810 mAh 2,915 mAh – iPhone 6 Plus	2,550 mAh Fast charging WPC and PMA-compatible wireless charging
Software	iOS 8	Android 5.0 Lollipop
Dimensions	138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm 129 grams158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm 172 grams – iPhone 6 Plus	143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm 138 grams
Colors	Space gray, silver, gold	Black, white, gold, blue

Design

Both use a lot of metal: Apple uses a full metal unibody design, while the Galaxy S6 has a metal frame that holds together two glass panels at the front and the back

Galaxy S6 retains classic button layout of Samsung devices
Galaxy 36 lacks a removable backing which means they also did away with removable batteries and expandable storage
iPhone 6 is 0.1 mm thicker than the Galaxy S6

Display

1 inch screen for Galaxy S6, while the iPhone 6 has two options, a 4.7-inch screen for the iPhone 6 and a 5.5-inch screen for the 6 Plus

iPhone 6 has a 1334×750 resolution and 1920 x 1080
iPhone 6 has a pixel density of 326 ppi and 401 ppi
S6 uses Quad HD with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 resolution for 577 ppi.

Performance

Samsung Galaxy S6

Android Lollipop 5.0
Samsung’s in-house 2 GHz octa-core Exynos 7420 processor backed by the Mali-T760 GPU and 3GB of RAM.
Touchwiz UI
Fluid experience through the interface and even among different apps.

iPhone 6

iOS
the 1.4 GHz dual-core Apple A8 with 1 GB of RAM
Few problems with operating system

Hardware

Both have 32, 64, or 128 GB options
Neither have expandable storage
Both have fingerprint reads in their home buttons
Speakers of both located in the bottom.
Galaxy S6 speakers are a little louder

Battery

Galaxy S has a 2,550 mAh unit for about a day and a half of sue on power saving mode, 12 hours with moderate daily usage
Has fast charging
iPhone 6 has a 1,810 mAh unit with no fast charging
12 hours of battery life with moderate daily usage

Camera

iPhone 6

Both iPhone models deliver quality photo and video taking experience with only the iPhone 6 Plus having OIS
Camera applications in the iPhone 6 are minimalistic with few extra settings aside from filters and automatic HDR
Has slow motion and time-lapse
8 MP sensor

Galaxy S6

Has f/1.9 apertures
Auto-HDR
More customization to photos, including the option to change picture and video sizes, a pro mode with the ability to manually focus the shot, and a manual mode. Also offers panorama and slow motion video.
Better low light performance
16 MP sensor

Both

Good color reproduction, sharpness and minimal noise reduction.

Software

Apple OS has been upgraded to iOS7
Androids Touchwiz has been upgraded as well

If you want either a bigger or a smaller screen with the proven power of iOs, then the iPhone 6 is probably the one for you. If what you want is a more powerful screen and more robust camera experience, the Samsung Galaxy 6 is more your style. Overall both give a good and smooth operating experience for the price you pay.

Which one do you think better suits you?

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