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The 2015 Samsung flagship is a new beginning of sorts for the South Korean company – for it has ditched all the features and qualities the previous galaxy iterations were known for: plastic build, removable backs, and expandable storage. With dwindling net profits and increased competition from Xiaomi, OnePlus One and other Chinese manufacturers, Samsung was almost pushed to the brink of reinventing itself and coming up with something fresh. However, with the Galaxy S6, Samsung seems less bothered about its Chinese competition and keener on grabbing the Apple pie – which makes this versus encounter all the more relevant and interesting.
Design
As mentioned earlier, Samsung has ditched its plastic casing and adopted a more Applesque’ approach with the latest Galaxy S line of phones. While the Galaxy S6 may look similar to previous Galaxy phones, the difference becomes tangible when the phone’s held in the palm. The rounded edges and a frame that’s 0.1 thinner than iPhone 6 at 6.8 mm are marvels that need to be palmed to truly cherish. The bezels are much thinner and also gone are the IP65 certifications from the S5, which not many really cared for, anyway.Read Also: Quick Tips About pros and cons of the apple watch your boss wants to know
Apple iPhone 6 has a unibody metal design which makes it more premium than the Galaxy S6, at least on paper. The new Galaxy phone, however, doesn’t take much inspiration from the latest iPhone, if the speaker dock is not to be considered. Its design seems heavily inspired by the iPhone 4, which also had a couple of glass panels held in place by a metal border.
Screen & Display
Like always, Samsung has sided with its Super AMOLED display technology. However, it has upped the ante in the pixel department this time around with its QHD layout (1440 x 2560), giving the phone the pixel density the market is currently craving for. Not to mention, the Galaxy S6 is among the first few phones to sport a Gorilla Glass 4 front and back – Corning’s latest generation of toughened smartphone screens.Apple has very rarely paid attention to market trends and always dished out what it feels right; its 1334 x 750 retina display for the iPhone 6 is a proof. IPhone 6’s screen at 4.7 inches is bigger than previous iPhones, but it’s nowhere close to the FULL HD displays of modern smartphones. However, the display isn’t bad by any means and the resolution on offer is plenty enough, especially if you don’t compare it juxtaposed to the Galaxy S6.
Power & Storage
Owing to the overheating rumors, Samsung steered clear of Qualcomm chips for the first time and incorporated its in-house Exynos 7420 chip for the Galaxy S6, which is similar to the ditched Snapdragon 810 chip. It’s got the same quad-core GPU and 3 GB of LPDDR4 RAM most 2015 Android flagships have. Unlike previous Samsung models, there are no expandable storage options with the Galaxy S6. But with the base model starting at 32 GB storage capacity and the higher capacities ascending into 64 and 128 GB territory, there’s little video and app junkies can feel annoyed about. The battery capacity at 2600 mAh is below the 2800 mAh from last year and can be a big concern for road warriors, especially with the extra power needed to keep the phone’s pixel-rich screen in play.IPhone 6, on the contrary, has stuck to its 64-bit dual-core A8 CPU clocked at 1.4GHz. There’s 1 GB LPDDR3 RAM and the storage capacities on offer are 16, 64, and 128 GB. The raw power of this iPhone may seem measly on an Android device but it’s apparently sufficient enough for iOS to sail smoothly enough. According to Apple, the iPhone 6 is much zippier and snappier than most Android flagships. On the battery front, the iPhone 6’s 1810 mAh battery isn’t special and can barely manage to power up a day of light to medium usage.
Camera
Samsung has stuck to the megapixel race, unlike Apple, with its 16-megapixel rear-mounted lens. It’s got a 5MP shooter at the front for some high-quality selfies. Anyway, does Samsung’s offering top the camera phone battle, especially when compared to other Android bigwigs? Yes, it does! It, in fact, it’s one of those few Android smartphone cameras that give the iPhone camera a run for its money. Its new f/1.9 captures more light and offers far better low-light pictures.Apple sticks to its roots with the 8MP Sony sensors, with some configuration tweaks for optimized performance. There’s the rather unusable 1.2MP sensor at the front. When it comes to smartphone cameras, Apple iPhones have always topped the charts. But, it’s time Apple brings something new to the table as the competition that was once trailing far behind in terms of image quality is inching dangerously closer. In fact, the low-light performance on the Galaxy S6 is better than that of the iPhone 6.
