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

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2015 July 2016 March 2017
Status Available - September 2015 Available - July 2016 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,400 ($197.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 289 g (10.19 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA HSDPA
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 LTE
SAR US 1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP68 certified
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Spreadtrum SC9830A 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 - Mali-400 MP2 Adreno 540
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 8 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating PLS Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 7.0 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (216 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 69.63% 83.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 8 MP 12 MP
Flash Real-tone Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 8 MP, AF [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, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2915 mAh 4000 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 24 h (3G) - -