Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2014 December 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
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
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - all models LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar] Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa [Similar]
GPU PowerVR GX6450 [Similar] Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.93% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge 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
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1810 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 78 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 17 h (3G)