Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced October 2011 September 2015 August 2015
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,980 ($735.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm
(6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
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 SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Curved Edge Screen
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - Mali-T760MP8
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (518 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 67.51% 75.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels
Flash LED flash Real-tone Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, Dual-video Rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1440p@30fps, Dual Video Call, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Yes, v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2915 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G) Up to 288 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (3G) Up to 25 h