Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy S8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2014 September 2015 March 2017
Status Available September 2014 Available - September 2015 Available - April 2017
Price - Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA
4G Network LTE- all models 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), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
-
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 iOS 9 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU PowerVR GX6450 - Adreno 540
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16/64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.31% 65.45% 84.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual-tone) Real-tone Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, 1.5µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 1.2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
USB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2915 mAh 1715 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 240 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (3G) -