Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2015 | August 2018 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2015 | Available - August 2018 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold | Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) |
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 192 g (6.77 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| 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 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
| SAR US | |
|
1.12 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) |
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | |
|
0.93 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 |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) - 3D Touch display - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus (Bluetooth integration) |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 6.4 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 67.51% | 84.15% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 9 | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
| Processor | |
| 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 [Similar] |
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 6/8 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/64/128 GB | 128/512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] | Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Real-tone Flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) | 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| 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-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| 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 |
| USB | |
| v2.0, reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM | 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2915 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 384 h (3G) | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 24 h (3G) | - |