Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Note7

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Apple iPhone 6s Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note7. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Note7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
Product Type Smartphone - refurbished Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1687 SM-N930F
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 153.5 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus has greater height than Samsung Galaxy Note7.
Width 77.9 mm 73.9 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus has greater width than Samsung Galaxy Note7.
Depth 7.3 mm 7.9 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus is narrower than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Weight 192 g 169 g Samsung Galaxy Note7 is lighter than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Body Colour Space grey | Gold | Silver | Rose gold Black onyx | Coral blue | Titanium silver
Body Material Stainless steel, glass, anodised aluminium Gorilla glass
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy Note7 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.93 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body), 0.55 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - Heart rate sensor
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM -
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology Quad HD Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.7" Samsung Galaxy Note7 has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Samsung Galaxy Note7 has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 518 ppi Samsung Galaxy Note7 has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Max Brightness 500 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1300:1 -
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting) Always-on display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A9 Samsung Exynos 8890
Clock Speed - 2.3 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali T880 MP12
MEMORY Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
RAM - 4 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Samsung Galaxy Note7 has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
User Memory - 52.4 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy Note7 has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 3x -
Special Effects Auto HDR -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Live Photo, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging Dual Pixel technology, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI CMOS
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy Note7 has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Apple iPhone 6s Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1280 x 720 (720p) -
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 3500 mAh
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy Note7 can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 384 hours -
Talk Time 1440 minutes 1560 minutes Samsung Galaxy Note7 has longer battery life when making calls than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1440 min
Standby: up to 384 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 12 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 80 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1560 min
Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 54 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 75 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 9 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - Samsung TouchWiz
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 1700 CDMA2000 1X (AWS), 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, DIP, HOGP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
FEATURES Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader, eye scan
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, Dynamic Lock Screen, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M9 motion coprocessor, Apple TV support (2nd or later) TTY compatible, software updates FOTA (Firmware Over The Air), multitasking, S Pen multi-input, Noise Cancellation Technology, Multi Window, MIMO technology, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, Alarm Clock, SideSync 3.1
OTHERS Apple iPhone 6s Plus Samsung Galaxy Note7
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods Stylus, headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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