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Apple iPhone 6S Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760 MP8
RAM memory2 GB2 GB2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.2 in5.1 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
OLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
HD Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi
N/A
424.0 ppi576.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
noyesyes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
nono
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.9
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
N/A
nono
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
128GB
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
Midnight black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.48 in5.7 in5.59 in6.08 in
Width2.64 in2.74 in2.8 in2.76 in2.98 in
Depth0.28 in0.26 in0.29 in0.28 in0.27 in
Weight5.04 oz4.34 oz5.64 oz4.66 oz5.4 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
nono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.14.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
NoMHLNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Mini-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
N/A
302.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h15.0 h16.0 h18.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyesno
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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