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Apple iPhone 6 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
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Editiorial reviews
23
4.5 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
58 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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19
4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
15 %
4 stars
84 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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7 editorial reviews
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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36
4.0 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
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35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 9.0 PieAndroid 2.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.5 GHz0.67 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreSingle-coreDual-core
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory1 GB4 GB56 MB1.5GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845Samsung S5P6422Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.3 in3.2 in6.3 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2960 x 1440 px400 x 240 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTFlexible OLED
N/A
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
Pixel density401.0 ppi523.0 ppi146.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRnoyes
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.2 Mpx3.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Just black
  • Not pink
Black
  • White
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating
N/A
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.22 in6.22 in4.47 in6.6 in
Width3.06 in3.02 in2.17 in3.47 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.51 in0.31 in
Weight6.07 oz6.49 oz3.84 oz7.02 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2915.0 mAh3430.0 mAh1500.0 mAh3200.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
620.0 h420.0 h
Talk time24.0 h
N/A
15.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
N/A
Qi
N/A
N/A

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