Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2014 March 2015 February 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - March 2016
Price - Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm
(5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - all models LTE LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.58 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.33 W/kg (head)
0.59 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU PowerVR GX6450 Mali-T760 Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/64/128 GB 32 GB
External Memory No No microSD upto 256GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.1 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.93% 71.96% 76.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD upto 256GB
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
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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1810 mAh 2600 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h - -