Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S5: vote for the better smartphone!

Interface and functionality

The differences between the two flagships continue full-scale in the interface section, too. While Apple has endowed the iPhone 6 with the latest rendition of iOS, iOS 8, Samsung's forerunner ships with the latest rendition of Android, Android 4.4.x KitKat, with the TouchWiz interface on top of it. Each of these prominent and popular mobile platforms have their own flaws and merits - the flexibility of Android is ubiquitous, whereas the pure simplicity of iOS 8 is a sound argument solely by itself.

Being arguably one of the most feature-rich Android user interfaces out there, TouchWiz is also, quite unfortunately, often criticized for its steep learning curve compared to similar Android devices and iOS. It is indeed packed with functionalities that iOS, but the latter is now a tad more open as well. Third-party keyboards are one of the several aspects that Apple now allows, and aside from this big implementation, iOS 8 has also scored a multitude of performance and feature-related novelties. iOS, however, can't stand up to the openness and flexibility of the Android-TouchWiz combo.

Of course, the respective user interfaces pave the way for different experience, and in the end of the day, this is among the more important aspects of the smartphone you hold in your hands. That said, does the Apple iPhone 6 offer better user experience than the Samsung Galaxy S5, or vice versa? Cast your vote below.

Camera

Both the Apple iPhone 6 and the Samsung Galaxy S5 are worthy competitors when it comes down to taking a photo. Cupertino's finest comes with an 8MP rear iSight camera with phase-detection autofocus and boasts an aperture of f/2.2. The optical image stabilization found on the iPhone 6 Plus is not present on the smaller iPhone, which is a pity, but then again, the Galaxy S5 doesn't have with the stabilizing feature as well. The latter, however, is flaunting a 16MP rear snapper with an f/2.2 ISOCELL camera sensor. Samsung has also enriched the flagship with a plethora of different shooting modes, whereas the iPhone sticks to the very basics and keeps things simple.

The video shooting capabilities of both devices deserve a special mention, too. While the iPhone 6 can shoot ultra slow motion videos at 240fps (which is among its most impressive features as a whole), the Galaxy S5 pushes the limits of mobile video recording in another segment, as it is capable of recording 4K videos with the staggering resolution of 3840x2160 pixels at 30fps.

The Galaxy S5 has already topped several of our blind tests, but it is yet to face the iPhone rival in this important segment. Take a look at the sample images and videos below and tell us which one among the two popular phones performs better according to you!

Conclusion

The face-off between the Apple iPhone 6 and the Samsung Galaxy S5 was destined to be a pretty fierce one and we can hardly wait to share the poll results with you! Speaking of the these, voting will be closed on Sunday, October 5, so make sure that you cast a vote while you still can. We'll share the results once they are ready, so stay tuned!