The Galaxy Note7 is the latest flagship by Samsung and packs a whole bunch of new features as it becomes the Korean giant’s shiniest and most powerful baby ever. This begs the question: How do the specifications of the Note7 fair when compared to the Apple iPhone 6s Plus? Well, we decided to make it easier to see where both of those devices excel.

Design

• The Galaxy Note7 features a dual-curve screen
  • In comparison, the iPhone 6s Plus only has a ‘flat’ screen
• The iPhone 6s Plus a pixel density and screen resolution of 401ppi and 1,920 x 1,080 pixels respectively
  • The Galaxy Note7 sports a QHD screen with 2,560 x 1,440 pixels
  • The Galaxy Note7 has a higher pixel density at 518ppi
• The Samsung Galaxy Note7 features a glass back panel
  • The iPhone has an aluminium uni-body for the rear which is less prone to scratches
• The iPhone has the largest size and weight, coming in at 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm and 192g
  • The Note7 comes in at 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm and 169g making it smaller than the iPhone 6s Plus
  • The Note7 has the larger screen at 5.7 inches, while the 6s Plus has a 5.5-inch screen

Performance

• The Galaxy Note7 uses a 2.15GHz + 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor for the US market
  • In markets outside the USA, the Galaxy Note7 is available with an octa-core Samsung Exynos 8890 processor (both processors are 64-bit)
  • Apple iPhone 6s Plus uses an A9 chip with a 64-bit architecture clocking in at 1.85GHz
• iPhone 6s Plus comes with 2GB of RAM while the Note7 has 4GB
• The iPhone comes with the smallest built-in memory at 16GB, with a 64GB and 128GB variant
  • The Note7 only has a 64GB option
• The Samsung Note7 features expandable memory (up to 256GB) and dual-SIM
  • They Note7 uses a hybrid SIM card slot that lets one use either two SIM cards or 1 SIM card and a microSD card at any given time
  • The iPhone 6s Plus features neither

Camera

• The Galaxy Note7 uses a 12MP rear camera that debuted on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge
  • The camera features OIS, 1.4u pixels, f/1.7 aperture and Dual Pixel
  • The iPhone 6s Plus features a a 12MP camera with f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, OIS and dual tone LED flash
• Both devices use a 5MP front facing camera
  • The aperture for the Samsung camera’s is f/1.7 for better wide-angle shots (It can also be paired with a special Wide-Angle lens found in the Lens Kit)
  • The iPhone 6s Plus, however, uses a f/2.2 aperture

Battery

• The Note7 has a larger battery of 3500 mAh
  • The iPhone has a smaller batter which comes in at 2750 mAh
• Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 supports wireless charging
  • iPhone 6s Plus does support wireless charging and requires a special case to allow the same
• The Note7 uses a USB Type-C charging port and is the first Samsung device to do so
  • The iPhone 6s Plus uses a similar, reversible lightning connector
• The Note7 can support fast charging as well as wireless fast charging
  • iPhone 6s Plus does not have this feature

Features

• The Galaxy Note7 comes with a stylus dubbed the S Pen
• The Note7 features a fingerprint and iris scanner (a first for mobile devices)
  • In comparison, the iPhone 6s Plus only features a fingerprint scanner on the home button
• The Samsung galaxy Note7 is IP68 certified
  • This would make the device water and dust resistant, surviving up to 30 mins at a depth of 1.5 metres
  • The Apple iPhone 6s Plus on the other hand, is extremely weary of water and might stop working if dipped into a pool
• Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 features an ‘always on’ screen that displays the time and other notifications
  • This feature is not present on the iPhone 6s Plus
  • The always on display has faced controversy since it does consume a marginal amount of battery