Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6
Samsung Galaxy S6 Apple iPhone 6
GENERAL Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -
A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA),
A1586 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900
/ 2100 -
A1549 (CDMA), A1586
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900
/ 2100 - A1549 (GSM), A1549
(CDMA), A1586
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1549
(CDMA), A1586 TD-SCDMA 1900
/2000 - A1586
4G bands
LTE
LTE700/800/850/900/1700/1800/
1900/2100/2600(1,2,3,4,5,7,8,13,
17,18,19,20,25,26,28,29) - A1549
(GSM), A1549 (CDMA)
LTE700/800/850/900/1800/1900/
2100/2600
TD-LTE 1900/2300/2500/2600
(1,2,3,4,5,7,8,13,17,18,19,20,25,
26,28,29,38,39,40,41) - A1586
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50
Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4
150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1
Mbps
GPRS
Yes
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Yes
LAUNCH Announced 2015, March 2014, September
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, April
10
Available. Released 2014, September
BODY Dimensions 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight
138 g (4.87 oz)
129 g (4.55 oz)
Build
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard
certified)
- Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard,
AMEX certified)
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.1 inches (~70.7% screen-to-body
ratio)
4.7 inches (~65.8% screen-to-body
ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel
density)
750 x 1334 pixels (~326 ppi pixel
density)
Multitouch
Yes
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- TouchWiz UI
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- Display Zoom
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 8.2
Chipset
Exynos 7420
Apple A8
CPU
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 &
Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57
Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone (ARM
v8-based)
GPU
Mali-T760
PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
MEMORY Card slot No No
Internal
32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face
detection, Auto HDR, panorama
1/3'' sensor size, 1.5µm pixel size,
geo-tagging, simultaneous HD video
and image recording,
touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR
(photo/panorama)
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps,
HDR, dual-video rec.
1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Secondary
5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call,
Auto HDR
1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection,
HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes
COMMS WLAN 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
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
v4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
v2.0, reversible connector
FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push
Mail, IM
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS,
Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5
HTML5 (Safari)
Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
No
- Wireless charging (Qi/PMA) - market
dependent
- ANT+ support
- S-Voice natural language commands and
dictation
- Smart stay
- OneDrive (115 GB cloud storage)
- Active noise cancellation with
dedicated mic
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor
- Active noise cancellation with
dedicated mic
- Siri natural language commands
and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- iCloud Keychain
- TV-out
- Maps
- Audio/video player/editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh battery
Non-removable Li-Po 1810 mAh
battery (6.9 Wh)
Stand-by
Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 50 h
MISC Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Space Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR US
1.15 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
1.18 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.38 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body)
0.98 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body)
