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Apple iPhone 6S Plus Mobile Phone
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Microsoft Lumia 950 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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Editiorial reviews
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4.6 out of 5
12 user ratings
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3.5 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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3.7 out of 5
5 user ratings
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20 %
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12 editorial reviews
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User rating
36
4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Windows 10Windows 10Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz1.82 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 430ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.7 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDAMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi565.0 ppi515.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning 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 Mpx20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f1.9 f1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
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 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
3840 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 detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.4"1/2.4"1/2.5"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB32 GB64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
2TB200GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
PlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.71 in5.98 in6.04 in
Width3.07 in2.88 in3.09 in2.91 in
Depth0.29 in0.35 in0.28 in0.31 in
Weight6.77 oz5.29 oz5.82 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
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 supportnoyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednononono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightning
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-CNo
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes

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
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 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
  • 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
  • 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
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2750.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3340.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h288.0 h288.0 h312.0 h
Talk time24.0 h13.0 h19.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
QIQI
  • PMA
  • QI

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