Comparison of Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) and Apple iPhone 6s Plus

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) and Apple iPhone 6s Plus [S]ave

Attribute	Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) ×	Apple iPhone 6s Plus ×
General
Brand	Samsung	Apple
Launch
Announced	2015-12-01	2015-09-09
Body
Width (mm)	7.4	7.3
Length (mm)	161.7	158.2
Height (mm)	80.9	77.9
Weight (g)	200	192
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)	Nano-SIM
Front	Glass	Glass
Back	Glass	Aluminum
Frame	Aluminum	Aluminum
Network
Technology	GSM HSPA LTE	CDMA EVDO GSM HSPA LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	CDMA2000 1xEV HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 - A1633 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Platform
OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)	iOS 9
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)	Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)	Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU	Adreno 510	PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	32GB 3GB RAM	128GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM 64GB 2GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	6	5.5
Resolution (px)	1080 x 1920	1080 x 1920
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Display Type	Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Battery
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Charging	Fast charging 18W	-
Capcity (mAh)	4000	2750
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Single	Single
Main Camera Properties	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF, OIS	12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
Main Camera Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Main Camera Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Single	Single
Selfie Camera Properties	8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)	5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Selfie Camera Video	1080p@30fps	720p@30fps
Selfie Camera Features	-	Face detection, HDR, panorama
Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS	+	+
NFC	+	+
Radio	FM radio, RDS, recording	No
USB	microUSB 2.0	Lightning, USB 2.0
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	+
Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted) accelerometer compass proximity	Fingerprint (front-mounted) accelerometer barometer compass gyro proximity
Misc
Colors	Champagne Gold Midnight Black Pearl White Pink	Gold Rose Gold Silver Space Gray
Models	SM-A9000 SM-A900F	A1634 A1687 A1690 A1699
SAR EU Head (W/kg)	0.18	0.93
SAR EU Body (W/kg)	0.55	0.98
SAR Head (W/kg)	1.19	1.12
SAR Body (W/kg)	1.33	1.14
Stand-by (h)	-	384
Talk time (h)	-	Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play (h)	-	80