Difference between iPhone 6S Plus and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

Key Difference: iPhone 6S Plus is the larger model of the iPhone 6S and comes with a 5.5 inch LED IPS display and a pixel density of 401 ppi. The Galaxy Edge Plus comes with one of a kind curved display that spills over the sides for easy access and a more realistic display. Galaxy S6 Edge Plus comes with a large 5.7 inch QHD Super Amoled Screen and a whopping 518 ppi density.

The way the technology is increasing, the day is not far when phones are small enough to fit under our skin or show holographic images like they show in the movies. Phone companies are constantly launching new phones with better technologies and higher storage spaces. Two such companies that currently hold the highest market shares are Apple and Samsung.

Both the companies have launched the newest addition to their flagship models. Samsung with its Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and Apple with the latest iPhone 6S Plus. The phones differ from each other in many ways.

iPhone 6S Plus is the larger model of the iPhone 6S and comes with a 5.5 inch LED IPS display and a pixel density of 401 ppi. The screen is protected with ion-strengthened glass and oleophobic coating. The phone resembles iPhone 6 in terms of looks with the sleek metal sides and back. The phone comes with a 12 MP rear snapper and a 5 MP front snapper, a significant upgrade from the 8 MP and the 1.2 MP cameras on the iPhone 6.

Under the hood, the iPhone 6 comes with a 2 GHz dual-core process and the company’s latest A9 chipset. However, the company has yet to release the specs on the GPU paired with the processor but claims that it is 70% and 90% faster in terms of CPU and GPU, respectively. The newest feature for the 6S Plus is the Live photos option and the latest 3D Touch. The Live photos is where the camera will record a one second video before the photo is taken and another one second video after the phone. When played, it will come as a little video something similar to a GIF. The phone also has the option to record and playback 4k videos.

The 3D Touch is the latest innovation that is found on the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, which is an upgrade over the simple tap and touch found in the other phones. A new haptic system on the phones can now read the force that is put on the screen and respond accordingly. A new ‘peak and pop’ feature allows users to hold down the button for a preview or a peek into the file and holding it down for a little longer results in opening the app. If you let it go, it will allow you to go back to the app that was already open. The phone comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2915 mAh battery and a new Rose Gold color option.

Samsung’s latest addition to its Galaxy line up is the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. The Galaxy Edge Plus comes with one of kind with a curved display that spills over the sides for easy access and a more realistic display. The phone has a sleek glass back and front with a metal frame and both the front and back are protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

Galaxy S6 Edge Plus comes with a large 5.7 inch QHD Super Amoled Screen and a whopping 518 ppi density. The phones houses a 16 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera. Under the hood, the phone runs on the Samsung Exynos 7420 processor and comes with an octo-core processor with four cores clocked at 2.1GHz and another four at 1.5GHz. The phone also offers 4 GB RAM for multitasking but drops the 128 GB option storage, offering only 32 and 64 GB options.

The phone comes with a massive 3000 mAh non-removable battery and has fast charging incorporated to the wireless charging, resulting in faster charges. In terms of applications, the Edge had offered a few new cool features. ‘Information Stream’, ‘Night Clock’, ‘Edge Lighting’ and ‘People Edge’. Information stream allows users to scroll information on the edge of the phone. Night clock works similarly but instead of information such as battery and missed calls, it shows the time. Edge Lighting is slightly different – in this the phone will light up with a specific color when it is placed down and someone is calling. The user will have to assign a color to the caller, and when the caller calls the phone edge will light up with that particular color. However, for this to work the phone must be placed face down on a surface. People’s Edge is a swiping feature that allows users to pull in their Favorites or most called people by swiping from the top right side.

In the Edge+, in addition to those features, an additional function has been added, known as ‘Apps Edge’. This works similar to the People Edge, but instead of favorite contacts, it shows five favorite applications when swiped on the shortcut tab. Also the shortcut tab is no longer limited to the home screen (where the person could only swipe on the lock screen or home screen) — it can now be set up so that it shows up no matter where one swipes in the software.

Comparison between iPhone 6S Plus and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge:

 

iPhone 6S Plus

Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

Launch Date

September 2015

August 2015

Company

Apple

Samsung Corporation

Size

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm

154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm

Display

5.5 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD

5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED

Dual edge screen

Screen Resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

2560x1440 pixels

PPI

401 ppi pixel density

518 ppi pixel density

Protection

Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass 4 front screen and pack panel

Weight

192 grams

153g

4G Compatible

Yes

Yes

GUI

Apple iOS

TouchWiz UI, Curved edge screen

CPU speed

2 GHz dual-core

1.5 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53 & 2.1 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A57

GPU

TBA

Mali-T760MP8

OS

iOS 9

Android OS v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Chipset

Apple A9

Exynos 7420

RAM

2 GB RAM

4 GB

SIM Size

Nano-SIM

Nano – SIM

Internal Memory

16/64/128 GB

No

Expandable Memory

No

32/64 GB, UFS 2.0

Sensors

Touch ID fingerprint sensor,

Barometer, Three-axis gyro,

Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor

No

Connectivity

2G, 3G, 4G, GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, USB

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Data

GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC and USB

2G, 3G, 4G, GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, USB

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC and USB

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

USB

v2.0, reversible connector

Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X

Primary Camera

12 MP

16 MP 2988 x 5312 pixels

Secondary Camera

5 MP

5 MP

Video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec

Camera Features

Live Photos, Autofocus with Focus Pixels, Optical image stabilisation (iPhone 6s Plus only), True Tone flash, Panorama (up to 63 megapixels), Auto HDR for photos, Exposure control,

Burst mode, Timer mode,

ƒ/2.2 aperture, Five-element lens, Hybrid IR filter, Backside illumination sensor,

Sapphire crystal lens cover,

Auto image stabilization, Improved local tone mapping, Improved noise reduction, Face detection,

Photo geotagging

optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto HDR, panorama

Audio supported formats

AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE‑AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV

MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player

Video supported formats

H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640x480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280x720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player

Battery Capacity

Non-removable Li-Po 2915 mAh battery

Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

Talk time

Up to 24 hours (3G)

Up to 18 hours (3G)

Stand-by

Up to 284 hours (3G)

TBA

Available Colors

Silver, Gold, Space Grey, Rose Gold

White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald

Messaging

iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

Browser

HTML5 (Safari)

HTML5

Radio

No

No

GPS

GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

Java

No

No

Additional Features

  • 3D Touch
  • Display Zoom
  • Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID v2)
  • Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Siri natural language commands and dictation
  • iCloud cloud service
  • iCloud Keychain
  • TV-out
  • Maps
  • Organizer
  • Document editor
  • Photo/video editor
  • Wireless charging (Qi/PMA) - market dependent
  • fast wireless charging
  • ANT+ support
  • S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
  • Smart stay
  • OneDrive (115 GB cloud storage)
  • Photo/video editor
  • Document editor
  • Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
  • Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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