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it's two of the hottest smartphones that everyone has an opinion on it's the iPhone 6 plus vs. the Galaxy Note 4 so let's break them down for you and we start off with design where the iPhone 6 brings a rounded metal unibody design while the note 4 brings a metal rim with this faux leather backing size also matters with the iPhone 6 plus slightly taller and 158 millimeters compared to the 154 for the note 4 and the iPhone is 13% thinner at 7.1 millimeters compared to 8.5 for the note 4 now the 6 plus is just 2% lighter at 172 grams compared to 176 for the Galaxy Note 4 but this is all about the screen where the note floor brings an impressive 5.7 inch beast with a qHD screen with a 2560 by 1440 resolution now the iPhone 6 plus is first babblin entry goes at 5.5 inches at 1080p all right it's Samsung's TouchWiz versus Apple's iOS 8 user interface iOS is still the easiest to use an apple brings a double tap that allows you to still reach everything on screen without shifting the position of your hand and touch ID still works a lot better than Samsung's fingerprint scanner but the note 4 can do so much more with their split-screen multitasking and stylus specific applications and functionality that make Apple's iPhone just look silly really it's not even a contest now when it comes to features it's another blow out these iPhones camera makes some improvements with a faster autofocus optical image stabilization and still brings the best overall color bounce we've seen even with normal and low-light situations even with its lower megapixel count at 8 megapixels compared to the notes 16 megapixel lens and Apple's dual LED flash now touch ID is a lot more responsive compared to Samsung's fingerprint scanner and Apple pay has proven to work very well if it's available but the note 4 brings a micro SD card slot with expandable storage up to 128 gigs that's on top of the 32 on the phone a user replaceable battery which is big a heart rate sensor that's one of the best on the market for any device a better front-facing camera at 3 27 megapixels that shoots 1440p video compared to apples 1.2 megapixel camera that shoots 720p and an NFC chip that really can be used for anything and isn't tied or locked down Suri has improved a lot but Google Voice is still better in speed and accuracy and Google Maps is still better than Apple maps now there's so many things both of these phones can do but no phone can really top what this note 4 does now performance is always key so here's the breakdown in the 3dmark ice storm unlimited test that the Galaxy Note 4 outperform the iPhone 6 plus but in the Geekbench 3 benchmark test the 6 plus was the winner here also based on our initial video battery drain test the no 4 is the clear winner with it's beefy battery that gives it over 17 hours of juice compared to the 6 plus that squeezed out just under 11 hours so what does it all come down to it's almost always the ecosystem that will decide this for you if you love Android and TouchWiz you'll side with the note 4 and if you're deep into the Apple ecosystem you'll go iPhone but if we strip all that away there's really no denying that the no floor does more than any phone or a phablet can really do with or without its stylus and it's hands down the best Babbitt on the market