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Apple iPhone 6S Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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4.6 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz2.3 GHz
N/A
2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
N/A
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB4 GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi518.0 ppi401.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnoyes
N/A
no
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.7 f
N/A
1.7 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.5"
N/A
1/2.6"
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

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
F/1.7
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
N/A
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A
200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Black
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
No
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB

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
N/A
  • 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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 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
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

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