Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2015 April 2016 August 2016
Status Available - September 2015 Available - April 2016 Available - August 2016
Price Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,490 ($477.79) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,900 ($850.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Blue Coral, Gold Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Iris Scanner
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Stylus
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast Charging and Wireless Charging
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Dual-core 2.3 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Quad-core 2.3 GHz + Quad-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Exynos 8890
GPU - Adreno 510 Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 75.93% 79.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP 12 MP, Dual Pixel
Flash Real-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Auto focus, OIS, f/1.9, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7, 26mm, 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [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 Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
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, WiFi Direct, 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, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
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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
Iris Scanner iris scanner not supported iris scanner not supported iris scanner supported
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2915 mAh 5000 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 24 h (3G) - -