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Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 7 Plus , Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)

Apple iPhone 7 Plus 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 7 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 5.1" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.7% 70.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 2x optical zoom, AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Face detection, HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
DxOMark Main Score 88
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 84
Performance Operating system OS iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 181234
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3441
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5797
Antutu 8 score 239508
GeekBench 4 Battery 2329
GeekBench 5 Single Core 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995
General specs Release date 2016, September 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.2 Х 77.9 Х 7.3 mm 143.5 Х 70.6 Х 6.9 mm
Weight 188 g 140 g
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 690 EUR 410 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 384 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h Talking time- Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h
Body build Front glass, body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1661, A1784 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P  CDMA 800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P, G920R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G920P  LTE band 2(1900), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G920R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)     SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 G920Curved screen version available Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Versions: G920P (Sprint), G920V (Verizon), G920R (US Cellular), G920W8 (Canada)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 7 Plus
  • Screen 5.5"
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP