Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2015 February 2016 January 2017
Status Available - September 2015 Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) -
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 30(2300) - A1633
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
SAR US 1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
1.24 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.93 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
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Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Dual-core 2.15 GHz & dual-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU - Adreno 530 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 2 GB 3/4 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.1 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 72.33% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Real-tone Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 26 mm, f/1.7, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto HDR, panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM - G930R 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2915 mAh 3000 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 24 h (3G) - -