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Apple iPhone 6s vs HTC One M9 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge specs comparison

By Luis D.

Updated: Sep 09, 2015, 3:09 PM

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Apple iPhone 6s vs HTC One M9 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge specs comparison

The iPhone 6s is officially announced, and it just might be the best iPhone ever! It is destined to be one of 2016's benchmark devices, in that most Android manufacturers (especially those in China) will be trying their best to match or improve on its design and performance characteristics. HTC and Samsung, in particular, are ones who've had a strong headstart with this, as the One M9 and the Galaxy S6 edge are handsome and speedy Android champs that are also strong iPhone competitors!

So how about we take a look at how their size, build, and hardware compare with each other? Of course, getting to see whether Apple's latest chipset is faster than Qualcomm and Samsung's current achievements in mobile processing will be even more interesting, especially considering the A9 is supposed to be faster than the iPad Air 2's A8X chip, which is a monster. We'll see about that shortly!

Design

Dimensions

5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches
144.6 x 69.7 x 9.61 mm

5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches
142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm

5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm

Weight

5.54 oz (157.0 g)

4.66 oz (132.0 g)

5.04 oz (143.0 g)

Materials

Back: Aluminum

Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum

Back: Aluminum

Resistance

Splash; IPX3

Biometrics

Fingerprint (touch)

Features

Notification light

Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys

Display

Size

5.0-inch

5.1-inch

4.7-inch

Technology

S-LCD 3

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen-to-body

68.52 %

71.75 %

65.71 %

Peak brightness

500 cd/m2 (nit)

Features

Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)

Apple A9 APL0898

Processor

Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
64-bit

Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
64-bit

Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twister
64-bit

GPU

Adreno 430

Mali-T760 MP8

PowerVR GT7600

RAM

3GB (LPDDR4)

2GB (LPDDR4)

Internal storage

32GB

128GB

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop), HTC Sense UI

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop), Samsung TouchWiz UI

iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

Battery

Capacity

2840 mAh

2600 mAh

1715 mAh

Charging

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Talk time

25.40 hours

26.00 hours

Stand-by time

16.3 days (391 hours)

13.0 days (312 hours)

10.0 days (240 hours)

Talk time (3G)

21.70 hours

14.00 hours

Stand-by time (3G)

16.8 days (402 hours)

Internet use

3G: 10 hours; LTE: 10 hours; Wi-Fi: 11 hours

Music playback

58.00 hours

50.00 hours

Video playback

13.00 hours

11.00 hours

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

20 MP (Features: Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)

16 MP (Features: OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor)

12 MP (Features: Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, BSI sensor)

Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27.8 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.4"
Pixel size: 1.2 μm

Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm

Video recording

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)

Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling

OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling

Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front

4 MP

5 MP

Video capture

1920x1080 (Full HD)

2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Buyers information

MSRP

$ 849

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Luis D. has a multitude of news, features and review articles written for PhoneArena. He adeptly demystifies complex technology topics, such as the development of advanced materials for bendable device displays and the evolution of chipset manufacturing.