Apple iPhone 6 Plus Versus Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Galaxy Note 4 and its Android OS offer a more flexible experience. But using the iPhone series is an extremely slick experience. The Galaxy Note 4 will be launched on October 17. Its pre-orders are already started in US. iPhone 6 Plus is the first phablet-sized device of Apple. Let’s compare both devices. 

Operating System

Both Samsung and Apple claim that their system is superior to the other. The comparison is not easy, the two phablets running off entirely different operating systems. – Apple iPhone 6 is running on their proprietary new iOS 8, while Note 4 is driven by a recent KitKat version of Android. Android is somewhat more customizable.

Display

Samsung has its incredibly high-quality Super AMOLED panels, but it will be incredibly difficult for anyone to tell them apart in terms of resolution. Samsung has a slight edge in this department.

Camera

Samsung Galaxy Note4

Note 4 has a clear advantage here, it has a 16-megapixel rear facing camera, and the wide angle 3.7-megapixel front facing camera. Apple has an 8-megapixel iSight camera with Optical image stabilization and a 1.2-megapixel front facing camera.

Software

Here Apple has an advantage the Apple App Store is really yet to be equaled. Of course, there are plenty of apps with diverse functionality available for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 from Google Play store.

Storage

The Galaxy Note 4 has a 32 GB inbuilt memory which can be expanded up to 128 GB. It has a micro-SD slot. Apple is offering a standard 128 GB version of its handset.

Battery Life

Samsung Galaxy devices have been offering a much better battery life than the iPhone series. Even though Apple has fitted the iPhone 6 Plus with a more powerful battery and power saving capabilities, the verdict of analysts is that the Galaxy Note 4 will deliver slightly more battery life per charge. Samsung has the Adaptive Fast Charging, which promises a 50 percent charge in just 30 minutes.

Design

The iPhone 6 Plus has a sleek premium design no one can beat. Samsung has given more attention to design, but still have some catching up to do to match Apple.

S Pen with enhanced features to preview emails, videos, pictures and more by simply hovering over it with the pen. You can also turn handwriting into text and send it via message

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 brings you a stunning display, an amazing battery life and the ability to S Pen. The iPhone 6 Plus is Apple.

The hardware

The new Apple handset has a 64-bit architecture. But Note 4 will be built around a 32-bit structure.

Apple has a superior and more numerous transistors in the iPhone 6 Plus processor, and the actual processor type contained in the iPhone 6 Plus is significantly more sophisticated.

But, the Samsung device comes equipped with the 2.7 GHz Snapdragon 805 chipset and a quad-core processor. At the same time iPhone 6 Plus has the A8 chipset and M8 dual-core motion coprocessor. iPhone 6 Plus is having significantly less RAM than the Galaxy Note 4.

At last but not least PRICE

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 price in India is expected to be around Rs 55,000. Apple iPhone 6 Plus price in India is expected to be Rs 63,000.

Who Wins?

Compare the specifications below and you decide.

Galaxy Note 4	Apple iPhone 6 Plus
5.7-inch Super AMOLED screen.	5.5-inch Retina HD display.
2560 x 1440 resolution 551 ppi.	1920 x 1080 resolution 401 ppi.
16-megapixel rear facing camera, and the wide angle 3.7-megapixel front facing camera.	8-megapixel iSight camera with Optical image stabilization. 1.2-megapixel front facing camera.
S Pen with enhanced. Unlock the phone with the new fingerprint scanner.	TouchID remains on the phone, and is built into the Home button.
3,270mAh removable battery.	iPhone 6 Plus has an approximate 24 hours battery life when on 3G.
32-bit architecture.	64-bit architecture
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 with a 2.7Ghz quad core processor.	The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are equipped with the A8 chip with the M8 motion co-processor.
The Note does have a microSD slot which can handle up to 128GB in expandable memory.