yesterday Samsung presented two new flagship smartphone - Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. The latter, obviously, is a direct competitor of iPhone 6 Plus, which Apple introduced a year ago. We decided to compare both the smartphone and try to answer the question: which one is still better.
Parameter | iPhone 6 Plus | Galaxy S6 Plus |
Dimensions | 158.1 × 77.8 × 7.1 mm | 154.4 × 75.8 × 6.9 mm |
Weight | 172 g | 153 g |
materials used | Aluminum | Metal and glass |
Processor and RAM | 64-bit dual-core processor Apple A8, clocked at 1.4 GHz; 1 GB RAM | 64-bit 8-core processor Exynos 7 Octa 7420, clocked at 2.1 GHz; 4 GB RAM |
Screen | 5.5-inch IPS-display resolution of 1080 × 1920 pixels, the pixel density of 401 ppi | 5.7 inch Super AMOLED-display resolution of 1440 × 2560 pixels, the pixel density of 515 ppi |
camera | Summary: 8 megapixel sensor aperture with f 2,2, the optical image stabilization and video recording Full HD (60 frames / sec). Front: 1.2 megapixel camera | Summary: 16 megapixel sensor aperture with f 1,9, the optical image stabilization and video recording 4K (30 frames / sec). Front: 5 megapixel camera |
Battery | 2915 mAh | 3000 mAh |
operating system | iOS 8 update to iOS 9 September 2015 | Android 5.1 |
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What does not make sense to compare
It makes no sense to compare cell phones by operating system (this question is very subjective), everyone likes something different, some prefer iOS, someone - Android. In addition, it is not correct to compare "iron" stuffing both devices and batteries head-on on the battery capacity, because each operating system uses different hardware platform gadget.
That Galaxy S6 Plus certainly better
Lighter and more compact. Galaxy S6 Plus more slimmer and lighter than its competitor. And in S6 Plus a screen diagonal greater - 5.7 versus 5.5 inches of the iPhone 6 Plus.
S Pen. Steve Jobs has bequeathed to us that nobody wants a stylus, but this time Samsung decided not to follow Apple templates and equip their PHABLET stylus S Pen. For 5 iterations it has become quite a functional thing, and enriches the user experience great features.
RAM. Despite what we said above about the useless comparisons "iron" of smartphones, we can not fail to mention the memory. In S6 it 4 times, and use it to the maximum: in PHABLET there is a multi-mode, and the ability to watch videos in the background. iPhone 6 Plus while deprived of such opportunities. In 2015, installed on smartphones 1 GB of RAM is somehow not serious - so, most likely, Apple will equip a new line of phones 2 GB of RAM.
Front-camera. Happiness, as they say, in megapixels, 5 megapixels but in S6 Plus definitely bigger and probably better than 1.2 megapixels in the iPhone 6 Plus. According to rumors, Apple It is going to fix this flaw.
Rounded screen. Apart from the purely decorative function, it allows the phone to display notifications even while lying on the table front side facing down. But first and foremost it's cool for tactile sensations: the screen from edge to edge - judging by the reviews, it's cool.
What wins the iPhone 6 Plus
Updates predictable policy on. It was 2015. Apple announced iOS 9, which will support the iPhone 4s - Smartphone four years ago. None of the Android-vendors can not boast of such a long-term program support. On the Galaxy S6 Plus cost Android 5.1, while Google has already announced Android M. According to past experience we know that Samsung will need about six months to release a new firmware. What will happen next - is unknown. Perhaps, S6 Plus get the next version of Android, perhaps not.
In this regard, smart phones "apple" of the company has always outperformed its competitors. Released in 2014, iPhone 6 Plus will long remain relevant - it's a fortune-teller did not go.
Battery life. Something tells us that, despite the existence of a new energy-efficient Exynos chip, the battery capacity of 3000 mAh is not enough for Galaxy S6 Plus for setting new records autonomy. Still, Android, despite the recent changes, the more "greedy" than iOS. Not be discounted and the huge Quad-HD display that consumes a lot of energy for sure.
Price and availability in Russia. Galaxy S6 Plus US sales will begin on August 21 and the price of the device is unknown. It is also unknown, and whether there will be sold Galaxy S6 Plus in Russia, and at what price.
Title. Bit facetious point but still. Full name of the new PHABLET Samsung - Galaxy S6 EDGE Plus. Reminiscent of the old names of video cards from NVIDIA. :) Apple has all the laconic - simply "6 Plus».
We hope that helped you make the right choice. Both devices are worthy to find a buyer, and which camp to join - it's up to you personally. Have a nice shopping!
Information about the characteristics taken from PhoneArena.com.