Comparison of Apple iPhone 6S 32Gb and Samsung Galaxy C8 32Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Apple iPhone 6S 32Gb

Samsung Galaxy C8 32Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Samsung

Phone model

iPhone 6S 32Gb

Galaxy C8 32Gb

Year of release

2015

2017

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

138 mm

152 mm

Body width

67 mm

75 mm

Body thickness

7.1 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

143 g

180 g

Volume

65.89 cm³

89.94 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Aluminium alloy

• Aluminium alloy
• Plastic

Colors

• Gray
• Golden
• Silver
• Pink

• Black
• Golden
• Pink

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Apple A9

• Mediatek Helio P20 MT6757

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

2390 MHz

Number of processor cores

3

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

256 + 256 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

16 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR GT7600

• ARM Mali-T880 MP2

GPU clock speed

900 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

3 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

1600 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek Helio P25 Lite (MT6757CD)

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 9

Android 7.1

Battery

Battery capacity

1715

3000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

240 h

329 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

14 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

240 h

329 h

Duration of listening to music

50 h

Video watching duration

11 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

11 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.7 in

5.5 in

Screen resolution

1334 x 750 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

326 ppi

401 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.778

2.5D curved screen

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

12 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4608 x 2592 pixels

4807 x 2704 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Dual camera

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

LED

Photomatrix type

ISOCELL

Aperture

f/1.7

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

60 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

3 X

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

5 Mp

16 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2981 x 1677 pixels

5333 x 3000 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix type

ISOCELL

Aperture

f/1.9

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Autodial

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1700 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz
• CDMA 2100 MHz

• CDMA 800 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.2

4.2

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR
• HFP
• HID
• MAP
• OPP
• PBAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AAX
• AAX+
• ALAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AWB
• 3GA
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

AirPrint support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• AirDrop
• ICloud
• ICloud Keychain
• Карты
• ITunes

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.93 W/kg

0.72 W/kg