The Samsung Galaxy S6 is now official. In recent hours, Samsung's new smartphone has been the center of much of the news in the sector, an attention that has been earned by hard work. Now the time has come, like all new devices that appear on the market, to face their biggest rivals. Without a doubt, the iPhone 6 is one of them and this comparison is nothing more than a new battle in the war that Samsung and Apple have been dragging for a long time, but every battle counts.
It is not the first time that we put the Galaxy S6 in front of a device. Yesterday We faced him with the also recently released HTC One M9, the two great ones that have been presented at the moment in 2015. In another article, we put it in front of its predecessor, the Galaxy S5, to try to answer the question that many are asking, is the change worth it? Now it is the turn of his archenemy of Apple, the iPhone 6, which although it has a handicap of half a year, is still one of the "bosses" of the market as indicated by the sales figures.
Design and dimensions
Apple gave a turn to its smartphone with a substantial increase in its size that forced to redo part of the design that had characterized it. Curved lines and metal they stand as the main signs of identity. Samsung has given more than one return to the appearance of its Galaxy S6, with a skeleton of high-strength aluminum and a glass-topped rear chemically treated that offers color changes according to the incidence of light. Choosing one or the other is always a subjective matter that depends on the tastes of each user, although we have to admit that the Edge version of the Galaxy S6 may mark a turning point in the market.
If we go to the dimensions, there is no room for opinion here. Since they have different screen sizes, the width and length data does not provide any information. Yes the thickness, and Samsung has overtaken Apple with 6,8 millimeters for the 6,9 of the iPhone 6Also the weight, quite similar (138 by 129 grams) for the difference in size. And the last details, the frames, thinner in the Galaxy S6 that achieves that the screen occupies 70,7% of the front by 65,8% of the iPhone 6.
Screen
Here Samsung takes the street section. The Galaxy S6 mounts a SuperAMOLED panel of 5,1 inches with QHD resolution (2.560 x 1.440 pixels) that reaches a density of 577 pixels per inch and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The iPhone 6, with 4,7 inches and 1.334 x 750 pixel resolution it stays at a density of 326 pixels per inch, much lower. Although the experience will be quite good, the Koreans have achieved a panel that will hardly find a competitor to match in 2015.
Processor and memory
We entered marshy terrain. The iPhone 6 has the A8 chip, with support for 64 bits and two 1,4 GHz cores, accompanied by the PowerVR GX6450 GPU and 1 GB of RAM. On paper the Galaxy S6 is vastly superior thanks to the Exynos 7420 manufactured in 14 nm, with 64 bits and eight cores, it is accompanied by the Mali-T760 GPU and 3GB DDR4 RAM. But experience tells us that at the moment of truth, there is not much difference in performance, since factors such as the operating system (iOS vs Android) come into play. Of course, the first results of the Galaxy S6 place it at 70.000 points in AnTuTu, a figure unattainable by the vast majority, including the iPhone 6, although the time elapsed between presentations does greatly influence here.
Another aspect to value is that Samsung has removed the 16GB version that many fell short, although surely Apple will follow in their footsteps and do the same with the next iPhone that hits stores. Note that none have a microSD card slot and therefore, the storage memory is what there is, without the possibility of expanding it.
Cameras
Apple reassembled a sensor 8 megapixels on the iPhone 6, although the improvements with respect to the results offered by its predecessor are obvious and are completely based on the software section. Up front, selfie lovers have a hard time with a single sensor. 1,2 megapixels. Samsung, for its part, has incorporated a 16 megapixel sensor with a multitude of improvements also in the processing and quantity of available modes. As for secondary school, they have improved to 5 megapixels taking into account the demands of users. In general terms, we can say that the Korean firm also wins in this section, and it is that according to what we are informed from Barcelona, we can be before one of the best smartphones of the year in the photographic section.
Other aspects to consider
Here there are other aspects that we cannot develop due to lack of information, such as the autonomy. Samsung Galaxy S6 mounts a 2.600 mAh battery but it remains to be tested on a day-to-day basis, Apple does not even offer the official data (unofficially it is 1.810 mAh). He too operating system, iOS vs Android, each user must assess which of the two best suits their preferences. The same goes for the wireless charging, Samsung's terminal is compatible with the two majority standards today, but it may be something that is unimportant for many people. Or one last example, accessoriesAlthough those of the Galaxy S6 remain to be seen, sometimes they can contribute many things and are not interchangeable between the two.
Price and conclusions
To close the price. The Galaxy S6 in the absence of confirmation will cost 699 euros in its 32 GB version, 100 euros more if we want 64 GB and 899 for the 128 GB. The Edge model will start at 849 euros and will increase in the same way. Of course, to buy it we must wait until April 10. The iPhone also costs 699 euros, but with 16 GB storage, the 32 GB version does not exist so prices are again equal in the case of the 64 and 128 GB versions. If we prefer the iPhone 6 Plus (5,5 inches) we will have to add 100 euros more to the prices of the original model.
Very similar prices but more news in the Samsung Galaxy S6, which also now has nothing to envy at the design level. For someone who does not have a preference for an operating system, it should be clear. If iOS is a determining factor, iPhone 6 will remain the choice for many, as we know of the strength of its ecosystem.