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Apple iPhone 6S Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.1 GHz
N/A
2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
N/A
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T760
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory2 GB3 GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in5.5 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi576.0 ppi401.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
yes
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 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 fps60.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 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
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Aluminum
N/A
N/A
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightning
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHL
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
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
N/A
  • 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
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
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
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

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