New iPhone 6 Plus And Apple Watch Versus The Competition
Apple's latest iPhone 6 Plus and Watch products are impressive but they are facing the challenge of a a more-established competition mainly from Koreans Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics. If you like numbers and comparisons, read on.
Below you see a brief comparison of the new iPhone 6 Plus versus two already released phablets, the Galaxy Note 4 and the LG G Pro 2:
iPhone 6 Plus | Samsung Galaxy Note 4 | LG G Pro 2 | |
---|---|---|---|
Dimensions | 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1mm |
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5mm |
157.9 x 81.9 x 8.3mm |
Weight | 172 g |
176 g |
172 g |
Screen size | 5.5 inches - 1,920 x 1,080 (401 ppi) |
5.7 inches - 2,560 x 1,440 (515 ppi) |
5.9 inches - 1,920 x 1,080 (373 ppi) |
Screen type | IPS LCD, Retina HD |
Super AMOLED Quad HD |
True IPS+ LCD, Gorilla Glass 3 |
Operating system | iOS 8 |
Android 4.4 |
Android 4.4.2, Optimus 3.0 |
Main features | Touch ID, barometer, next-gen gyroscope, Facetime HD, Apple Pay |
Fingerprint scanner, heart rate sensor, UV light sensor |
1W Hi-Fi sound, OIS+, Natural Flash, Magic Focus |
Battery | NA |
3,220mAh (user removable) |
3,200mAh (non-removable) |
Internal storage | 16 / 64 / 128GB |
32 GB |
16 / 32GB |
External storage | No |
MicroSD (up to 64GB) |
MicroSD (up to 64GB) |
Rear camera | 8MP iSight, f/2.2, 1.5?m pixel size, OIS |
16MP, LED flash |
13MP, LED flash |
Front-facing cam | 1.2MP, f/2.2 |
3.7MP |
2.1MP |
Video capture | 1080p |
4K |
4K |
NFC | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Bluetooth | v4.0 |
v4.1 |
v4.0 |
SoC | Apple A8 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 |
CPU | NA |
2.7GHz |
2.26GHz quad-core |
GPU | NA |
Adreno 420 |
Adreno 330 |
RAM | NA |
3GB |
3GB |
WiFi | Dual-band, 802.11a/ac/b/g/n |
Dual-band, 802.11a/ac/b/g/n |
Dual-band, 802.11a/ac/b/g/n |
Pricing | $299, $399, $499 (16, 64 and 128GB options) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Apple Watch was eagerly expected and comes with impressive features, but Apple will have to convince some early adopters that its wearable device is better than the Moto 360, the Pebble Steel and the Samsung Gear Live:
Apple Watch | Moto 360 | Pebble Steel | Samsung Gear Live | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Display | Retina display with sapphire screen |
1.5 inch LCD, 320x290 pixels |
1.26 inch Memory LCD e-paper, 144x168 pixels |
1.63-inch sAMOLED, 320x320 pixels |
Features | Siri, accelerometer, heart rate monitor, Apple Pay |
Google Now, pedometer, heart rate monitor |
Accelerometer |
Google Now, pedometer, heart rate monitor |
Battery | Unknown |
320mAh |
130mAh |
300mAh |
Processor/RAM | Apple S1 |
TI OMAP 3; 512MB |
STM32F205RE Cortex M3; 128KB RAM |
1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400; 512MB RAM |
Water resistant | Unknown |
Yes, IP67-certified |
Yes, 5 ATM |
Yes, IP67-certified |
Dimensions / weight | 38mm and 42mm versions |
46 x 46 x 11.5mm, 60g |
46 x 34 x 10.5mm, 56g |
37.9 x 56.4 x 8.9mm, 59g |
Storage | Unknown |
4GB internal storage |
Unknown |
4GB internal storage |
WiFi | Yes |
Yes |
None |
Yes |
Operating System | iOS |
Android Wear |
Pebble OS |
Android Wear |
Price | $349 |
$249 |
$249 |
$199 |