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Apple iPhone 6S Plus Mobile Phone
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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
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4.6 out of 5
12 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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3.7 out of 5
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36
4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
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50 %
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Windows 10Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Apple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 430ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.7 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi515.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononoyes
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.8 f1.9 f1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.4"1/2.5"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.8
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB64 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
200GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
AluminumPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnoyesnoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.23 in5.98 in6.04 in
Width3.07 in3.07 in3.09 in2.91 in
Depth0.29 in0.29 in0.28 in0.31 in
Weight6.77 oz6.63 oz5.82 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednononono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightning
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificDisplayPort over USB-CNo
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google CastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2750.0 mAh2900.0 mAh3340.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h384.0 h288.0 h312.0 h
Talk time24.0 h21.0 h19.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging nonoyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
USB Power Delivery
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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