Product
Samsung Galaxy A8s
Samsung Galaxy A8s
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Battery
Charging 18W wired -
Stand-by - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Type Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2750 mAh, non-removable (10.45 Wh)
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 158.4 x 74.9 x 7.4 mm (6.24 x 2.95 x 0.29 in) 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Weight 173 g (6.10 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
  - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Size 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Type PLS LCD IPS LCD
  - 3D Touch display
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+ Samsung Pay -
Launch
Announced 2018, December. Released 2018, December 2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Single - 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
Triple 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) -
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
  - NVMe
Misc
Colors Black, Gradient Black, Blue, Pink-Blue, Yellow-Pink Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Models SM-G8870, SM-G887F, SM-G887N, SM-A8s A1634, A1687, A1690, A1699, iPhone8,2
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     0.93 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 - A1633
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1634
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) Apple A9 (14/16 nm - maker dependant)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Adreno 616 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Tests
Audio quality - Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -71.1dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 85h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: 1382:1 (nominal), 3.530 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 64dB
Performance - Basemark OS II 2.0: 2261