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Apple iPhone 6S Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz1.9 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Apple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600PowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.7 in5.2 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1334 x 750 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi424.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.8 f
N/A
1.9 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 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 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2F/1.9
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina FlashDisplay flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernono
N/A
no
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • Red
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Jet black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Aluminum
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
no
Shock resistantnonoyesno
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.44 in5.75 in5.59 in
Width2.64 in2.64 in2.81 in2.76 in
Depth0.28 in0.28 in0.31 in0.28 in
Weight5.04 oz4.87 oz5.61 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificNoMHL
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
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
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 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
  • 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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google CastGoogle Cast

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh1960.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h240.0 h
N/A
302.0 h
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h16.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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