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

2015-09-22
what's up prize five fans i'm brian tong and we haven't been able to put the new iPhone 6s through its paces but it doesn't mean we can't throw it into the prize fight ring it's a prize fight battle of the specs between Samsung's Galaxy s6 edge and Apple's iPhone 6s but what I like to call the Battle of the specs is so let's start off with the tale of the tape it's their weight and dimensions galaxy s6 edge design brings its unique curved off edges with Gorilla Glass 4 front and back with a metal frame its dimensions in millimeters measure in at 142 point one a width of 70 point one and it's barely thinner between the two phones at 7 millimeters with a weight of 132 grams the iPhone 6s brings a stronger 7000 series aluminium body and the new reinforced glass but a smaller one with a height of one hundred and thirty eight point three millimeters a width of 67 point one and it's thicker at 7.1 millimeters with a weight of 143 grams let's get to the screens galaxy s6 edge brings a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED display with a higher resolution at 2560 by 1440 that absolutely destroys Apple with its top-notch 577 pixels per inch the iPhone 6s brings its 4.7 inch Retina display at a lower 1334 by 750 resolution with a meager 326 pixels per inch density the difference here apples 3d touch pressure-sensitive screen it's a potential game-changer once developers get their hands on it but that remains to be seen on to the features the s6 edge brings a 64-bit Samsung Exynos octa-core processor with three gigs of RAM while apple brings their improved 64-bit a nine chip with 2 gigs of ram inside but the Geekbench benchmarks tell the story where the iPhone 6s beats out the s6 edge in the single core score 18 11 to 1492 but then the s6 edge powers through with its multi-core score performance at a ridiculous 57 t-72 the iPhone successes 45 77 currently making the edge arguably the fastest smartphone on planet earth both phones feature fingerprint sensors Apple has improved its touch ID sensor to be twice as fast with its Apple pay payment system continuing to gain momentum Samsung's fingerprint sensor is improved but still not as snappy as touch ID and Samsung pay will start officially rolling out in September with support for older magnetic card readers now the iPhone 6s also features Bluetooth 4.2 while the s6 edge has Bluetooth 4.1 now let's top Kim the iPhone 6s brings an improved 12 megapixel rear camera and still take some of the best pictures with its autofocus with focus pixels tech and F 2.2 aperture while playing catch-up and finally getting 4k video shooting for the first time the galaxy s6 isn't playing around with a 16 megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization it shoots 4k video and has an even better F 1.9 aperture that's still one of the best on any mainstream phones both phones are impressive but we'll have to eventually compare them head-to-head now Samsung's front-facing camera brings a 5 megapixel shooter and a wide-angle for selfies while Apple steps up its FaceTime camera to 5 megapixels and uses it screen for a flash let's wrap things up with battery lights both phones feature built-in batteries with the Galaxy s6 edge bringing in an estimated 18 hours of talktime with its 2600 milliamp per hour battery that also supports wireless charging compared to the 14 hours with the iPhone 6s is 1700 milliampere battery that still has to use a physical cable to charge Samsung embraces built-in storage with 32 64 and 128 gig options for the edge while the 6s comes in 16 64 and 128 gig flavors pricing will always vary based on your region carrier and phone plan so there you go we've stacked up the major stats for you to consider and 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 Apple's 3d touch differentiator and its ecosystem benefits the s6 edge still brings a faster processor and longer estimated battery life thanks for watching and we'll catch you all next time for another prizefight
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