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Quick comparison: Apple iPhone 6S Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5

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September 12
by chris eilers

Lately, Apple iPhone 6S Plus has been launched and become a direct rival to Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also released not long ago. They are produced by the giants of the mobile industry, so it is obvious that lots of people will want to see how different they are and which one is better. As a result, we would like to make a quick comparison between these two hot machines: Apple iPhone 6S Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

Before taking a closer look at them, we want to emphasize that Galaxy Note 5 is one of the newest Android smartphones by Samsung. Meanwhile, iPhone 6S Plus is the latest one by Apple, running on iOS and coming with many interesting as well as high-end specs. Then, which one will be able to win your heart? Let’s check out what their differences in terms of specs and design are!

DESIGN

It is said that Samsung has succeeded in making their flagships more fashionable this year. Specifically, we can see that Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is really beautiful in its metal and glass dress. As for the Apple iPhone 6S Plus design, it seems very similar to iPhone 6 Plus design but with better material. The phone is made from Series 7000 aluminium, twice as strong as Series 6000 used in the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

In general, we have a feeling that Note 5 is slimmer than iPhone 6S Plus thanks to its curved panel on the back though it has a bigger screen. Besides, their home buttons, which contain fingerprint sensors, are totally different in shape: round (iPhone 6S Plus) vs oval (Note 5). On the contrary, the phones’ rounded corners and the position of their speakers are alike.

So, in our opinion, they are both pretty in their own way and it has to be you who is the one to decide which phone matches your style 😉 !

SPECS

  Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Specs   Apple iPhone 6S Plus Specs
Dimensions 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm Dimensions 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
Weight 171 g Weight 192 g
Display 5.7-inch QHD (518ppi) Super AMOLEDCorning Gorilla Glass 4 Display 5.5-inch FHD (401ppi) LED-backlit IPS LCDIon-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating3D Touch display, Display Zoom
OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) OS iOS 9
Processor Exynos 7420 quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 Processor Apple A9 dual-core 2 GHz
ROM 32/64 GB (non-expandable) ROM 16/64/128 GB (non-expandable)
RAM 4 GB RAM 2 GB
Camera Rear: 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash, Simultaneous HD video and image recordingFront: 5 MP Camera Rear: 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels, optical image stabilization, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, Simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recordingFront: 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
Battery Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh Battery Non-removable Li-Po 2915 mAh
SIM Nano-SIM SIM Nano-SIM
Color Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl Color Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold

Looking at the spec table, we can notice many differences between Note 5 and iPhone 6S Plus specs. Firstly, it is about the display. Android phones in general have been able to reach super high display resolution. For example, Sony Xperia Z5 Premium sports an up to 4K screen, and 2K (aka Quad HD) ones are kind of very popular now. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is one of them! Besides, it has an S Pen stylus to give people the best experience with the Note.

How about iPhone 6S Plus? Despite being the newest, iPhone 6S Plus is just able to feature Full HD. Is it because Apple thinks that 1080p is enough for a device’s screen smaller than 6 inches? Anyhow, a lot of users admit that 2K is better than the lower for real, which means that Note 5 is somehow the winner at this point! Nonetheless, there is one thing about iPhone 6S Plus that can make you interested in. It is equipped with the new tech 3D Touch, which can detect the pressure applied to the screen to open up new commands.

Secondly, we want to talk about the chip and RAM. In fact, Apple’s chip does not have many cores but its performance is wonderful. And this time, Apple has increased the RAM capacity to 2GB, which will enable the handset to run more smoothly than the previous iPhones. Yet, that is hard to be compared to the powerful Samsung Galaxy Note 5 4GB RAM paired with the octa-core Exynos 740 processor.

Overall, iPhone 6S Plus specs cannot beat Galaxy Note 5 specs, but with the support of iOS 9, the new Apple phone will just be as smooth as Note 5, especially the graphics processing capability.

CONCLUSION

It is too early to conclude which is the best and most worth owning at the moment when both phones have just hit the market not long ago. We still need time to receive feedback from the real users. If you are using them or about to do it, share with us your feelings and experience 🙂 !