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Battle of the Specs -- Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Apple iPhone 6 Plus (CNET Prizefight)

2015-03-02
what's up prized by fans i'm brian Tong and the samsung galaxy s6 has been officially announced but it's not out on the market just yet so we're going to do something here for the first time it's a prize fight battle of the specs between samsung galaxy s6 and apple's iphone 6 plus i like to call it the battle of the specs is so let's start off with the tale of the tape it's their weight and dimensions say goodbye to plastic the new galaxy s6 design brings an all-new Gorilla Glass 4 front and back with a metal frame yes that's right glass and metal its dimensions and millimeters are a height of 100 43.4 a width of 70.5 and it's the thinner of the two phones at 6.8 now the iphone 6 plus brings it's all metal back and all glass front with a bigger body and a height of 150 8.1 millimeters a width of 77.8 and it's thicker at 7.1 let's get to the screens now and the galaxy s6 brings a 5.1 inch AMOLED display with a higher resolution compared to its previous generation at 2560 x 1440 and again best apple with a top-notch 577 pixels per inch the iphone 6 plus brings its larger 5.5 inch retina display at a lower 1920 x 1080 resolution with only 401 pixels prints yikes the odds of features the galaxy s6 dreams a 64-bit Samsung Exynos octa core processor that's coming to all markets an apple rings are 64 bit a8 chip inside but there's really no way we can benchmark these at this moment but features is really where Samsung has made some of its biggest changes not only are they going all glass and metal the Essex will no longer have a micro SD card slot it's all built in storage with 32 64 and 128 gig options even bigger their battery is embedded into the design it's no longer user replaceable and it also supports wireless charging for all standards with up to a half charge in half an hour their fingerprint scanner has been upgraded as well it's no longer a swipe that was very inconsistent you can just rest your finger on it now mobile payments will not be available on launch and Samsung will be rolling this out in summer thanks to their acquisition of lupe now the iphone six-plus has always had an embedded battery and internal storage at 16 64 and 128 gigs touch ID is hands down the best performing fingerprint scanner on the market right now and we've already seen the early initial success with Apple pay and competitors are scrambling to get into that space now the galaxy s6 comes with a 25 50 milli ampere hour battery dropping from the 2800 in the g5 the iphone 6 plus brings a larger 29 15 milli ampere hour battery thanks to its larger form factor the final comparison point in this battle the specs is the camera now the iphone 6 plus may not have the most megapixels with 8 on its rear camera but still brings arguably the best pictures with its autofocus with focus pixels tech optical image stabilization true tone flash with its f 2.2 aperture and shooting modes galore but it's 1080p video lags behind the competition now the galaxy s6 isn't playing around with a 16 megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization it shoots 4k video there's a new auto HDR feature and even better and f 1.9 aperture these are impressive stats we know all about their endless shooting modes as well it will have to wait until we see the actual picture results Samsung's front facing camera brings a 5 megapixel shooter and a wide angle for selfies compared to apples 1.2 megapixel camera we all know carriers will announce their own pricing and launch dates for the galaxy s6 but look for a global push beginning in court or two of this year so there you go we've stacked up the major stats for you to consider in yes a phone is always more than just the specs it's about the OS its performance and the ecosystem you prefer but other than its battery life the galaxy s6 has made significant improvements across the board and is your winner in our prize fight battle of the specs is
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