Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Apple iPhone 6: Comparison from Top to Bottom

Advantages & Disadvantages of iPhone 6:

• The iPhone 6 Plus is larger than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, as it features a 5.5-inch display compared to the S5 Plus' 5.1-inch touchscreen.
• Another advantage is that it is slimmer at just 7.1mm thickness, while the Galaxy is 1mm thicker.

• iPhone lineage for unknown and unexplained reasons.
• The iPhone 6 Plus continues to have an 8-megapixel primary camera, even when the competitive Galaxy phones have 16-megapixel camera lenses.
• It doesn't have any storage expansion slot and as with the previous iPhone, there is only 1GB RAM.

Advantages & Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy S5

• The Galaxy S5 Plus fields a higher pixel density at 432ppi even when it has a smaller display.
• Its models feature a microSD storage expansion slot for up to 128GB, and the phone has 2GB of RAM, double the memory as in the iPhone 6 Plus.
• It also has a 16-MP camera lens compared to the iPhone's 8-MP lens, and fields a more powerful 2.5-GHz Krait processor compared to the iPhone's slower 1.4-GHz A8 CPU.

• As already mentioned above, the Galaxy S5 Plus has a smaller 5.1-inch display.
• At 8.1mm, it is 1mm thicker than the iPhone. 
• Additionally, it features the use of faux metal in its construction while the iPhone 6 Plus is built with an aluminum body.

Specifications:

• The iPhone 6 Plus is the largest iPhone to date.
• Apple broke its screen barrier of 4 inches, which has had been the norm for the last two iPhones, and released a 5.5-inch iPhone.
• The iPhone 6 Plus is technically a phablet, featuring an LED-backlit IPS LCD display with 1080x1920-pixel resolution and 401-ppi pixel density.
• There are three storage configurations - 16GB, 64GB and 128GB, supported by 1GB of memory.

• The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus is the Korean giant's attempt at rivaling Apple's latest spate of record iPhone 6/6 Plus sales.
• It features a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels and pixel density of 432ppi.
• The phone is available in two storage configurations of 16GB and 32GB, and both can be expanded to 128GB.
• It has 2GB of RAM for smoother operation.

Conclusion:

• The iPhone 6 Plus continues to be the typical member of the iPhone family. The only difference is that it is the largest iPhone yet.
• It continues with the configuration of 1GB RAM, a slower CPU, 8-MP camera and no storage expansion, which has been the case with the previous iPhones too.
• The Galaxy S5 Plus is more powerful, has more RAM, has a 16-MP primary camera, and weighs just 145g compared to the iPhone's weight of 172g.
• Overall, the Galaxy S5 Plus appears to be the better deal. 

 

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