Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Xiaomi Mi A1

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Xiaomi
Announced September 2015 January 2017 September 2017
Status Available - September 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($245.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold, Pink, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
(6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) - 165 g (5.82 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 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) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
SAR US 1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1.1 Nougat
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU - Mali-T860 MP4 Adreno 506
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.45% 73.79% 70.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio N/A
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP Dual 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) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide-angle lens - 12MP, 1.25μm, f/2.2 aperture; Telephoto lens - 12MP, 1.0μm, f/2.6 aperture
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 16 MP [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Yes

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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1715 mAh 3600 mAh 3080 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (3G) - -