Review-comparison Apple iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 – Mobiltelefon.Ru

Content

1. design
2. Display
3. Software
4. Sound
5. Camera
6. Hardware
7. Conclusions

Apple iPhone 6 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 are perhaps one of the most popular and most sought-after PHABLET today. Moreover, both devices come out extremely well, and to choose between them, if you are equally good to iOS and Android, is not easy. For completeness, I recommend first to read some reviews of iPhone 6 Plus (review) and Galaxy Note 4 (a review). Well, now dot the i!

Specifications Apple iPhone 6 Plus (Model A1524):
 

• Network: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), WCDMA / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA (850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz), FDD- LTE (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29), TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41)
 
• The platform (at the time of the announcement): iOS 8

 

• Display: 5.5 “, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 401 ppi, contrast 1300: 1, brightness of 500 cd / m2, Retina HD Display, IPS

 

• Camera: 8 megapixel, 1/3 “, the pixel size of 1.5 microns, autofocus technology Focus Pixels, dual LED-flash different colors True Tone, aperture f / 2.2, Optical Image Stabilization OIS, HDR, 1080p video recording @ 60fps, delayed video 720p @ 240fps, panoramic photography up to 43 megapixel sapphire crystal

 

• Additional Camera: 1.2 megapixel, f / 2.2, 720p video recording, HDR, face detection

 

• Processor: 2 cores, 1.4GHz, A8, 64-bit architecture, motion coprocessor M8

 

• Graphics chip: PowerVR GX6450

 

• RAM: 1 GB

 

• Memory capacity: 16, 64, 128 GB

 

• Memory Card: No

 

• GPS and GLONASS

 

• Wi-Fi (802.11a / b / g / n / ac)

 

• NFC (only for payments)

 

• Bluetooth 4.0

 

• 3,5-mm jack

 

• nano-SIM

 

• Fingerprint Reader Touch ID

 

• audiochip: Cirrus Logic 338S1201

 

• Barometer, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor

 

• Battery: removable, 2915 mAh

 

• Opening hours of talk time: up to 24 hours on 3G

 

• Opening hours Standby time: up to 16 days

 

• Opening hours of music playback: up to 80 hours

 

• Hours of video playback: up to 14 hours

 

• Working on the Internet: up to 12 hours

 

• Dimensions: 158,1 x 77,8 x 7,1 mm

 

• Weight: 172 g

Specifications Samsung Galaxy Note 4:
 

• Network: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), WCDMA / HSPA (850/900/1900/2100 MHz), LTE

 

• The platform (at the time of the announcement): Android 4.4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz

 

• Display: 5.7 “, 2560 x 1440 pixels, 513 ppi, Super AMOLED

 

• Camera: 16 megapixel, LED flash, autofocus, optical image stabilization, f / 2.2, video recording 4K

 

• Front camera: 3.7 megapixel, f / 1.9, recording Full HD-video

 

• Processor: Samsung Exynos 5433, 8 cores (4 cores A57 with 1.9 GHz core A53 + 4 with 1.3 GHz)

 

• Graphics chip: Mali-T760

 

• RAM: 3 GB

 

• ROM: 32/64 GB

 

• Memory card: microSD (up to 128 GB)

 

• GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

 

• Bluetooth 4.1

 

• Wi-Fi 802.11 (a / b / g / n / ac) (HT80), MIMO

 

• microUSB

 

• 3,5-mm jack

 

• NFC

 

• microUSB 2.0, MHL 3.0

 

• IR transmitter

 

• audiochip: Wolfson WM5110E

 

• The accelerometer sensor, gesture, digital compass, position sensor, gyroscope, barometer, magnetic field sensor (Hall), heart rate sensor, fingerprint scanner, ultraviolet sensor, the oxygen in the blood (SpO2) (varies by market)

 

• Battery: Li-ion, removable 3220 mAh, quick charge (Adaptive Fast Charging and Quick Charging 2.0)

 

• Dimensions: 153,5 x 78,6 x 8,5 mm

 

• Weight: 176 g

design

Design – matter of taste. Personally, I like both body smartphones, although here and there are nuances that would not prevent completion.

The case of Apple iPhone 6 Plus metal. By all accounts for 5.5 “diagonal smartphone krupnovat – width would be smaller, the height could be shorter. However, in actual use, the dimensions appear normal, aided by the rounded shape and the small thickness (of 7.1 mm). Impressive margins above and below the screen may seem superfluous to those who do not play. Those who are watching a video, playing a shooter, gonochki and all that requires a horizontal orientation, probably will not have claims. In general, the device is in the hands of good stuff pleases pleasant chill. Speaks at a fraction of a millimeter camera does not bother me at all (great photographs on the table a smartphone because it does not jump), the strips back I am indifferent (solid metal texture would be more boring, in my opinion). But critics of the arrangement of the side keys, I will not give up – they are placed too high! After some time for this, of course, you get used to, but do not change the size of the fingers, so that convenience is not added.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 arrayed in the body of a metal frame and plastic cover under the skin. The desire to use metal instead of glossy plastic commendable, but there is something to work. In particular, the frame Note 4 cut out and sanded chamfer quickly scratched. Protective glass made rounded, like the iPhone, even when sliding your finger to the border runs across the broad metal frame extending at the center of the display. So that there is no slippage in the pleasant swipe is not in sight (in the company corrected Galaxy S6). Generally frame seems alien and resembles an ordinary aluminum bumper, sold separately for smartphones. Volume keys are placed a tall, while the power button is practically under your finger. Camera in Note 4 also sticks out, and significantly stronger than that of products from Apple, and because of this the device jumps on a plane, if you press on the sides of the screen.

The quality of the housing unit deserves a solid top five – nothing squeaks, no backlash and does not falter. In both cases, his hands felt expensive thing, which invested a lot of energy.

Screen

Display – one of the most important components of a smartphone, because with it the user will interact all the time. Apple did not run ahead of a steam locomotive and opted for iPhone 6 Plus Full HD-panel (1920 x 1080 pixels), and Samsung decided to be a trend, taking Note 4 to the screen with a resolution of 2K (2560 x 1440 pixels). Application panels 2K is often criticized by users since the increase in the density of pixels is difficult to see, but it is easy to see how a high resolution adversely affects the performance of the tasks in the game and working hours. Often, this is acceptable, but the screen Note 4 2K, we can say, has fallen by the way. It is no secret that the Super AMOLED display with a matrix PenTile visible pixel density is lower than that of conventional structure with IPS RGB, because of the smaller number of subpixels (ppi addition there is sppi). So in fact grainy pictures in Note 4 to the QHD perceived through the eyes about the same as the iPhone 6 Plus with Full HD.

Both displays are excellent representatives of the areas of IPS and AMOLED. You could even say that the iPhone 6 Plus is the best IPS-screen with 1080p, and Note 4 got the best Super AMOLED display at the time. Compare them with each other can be, but then come to the fore personal taste preferences. So the display Note 4 deep black color, there are several color profiles that can give both unrealistic juicy picture and provide realistic color reproduction. But the display Note 4 green (especially inclined), it has lower refresh rate, it is easy to see with the camera (screen flickering) and, as mentioned above, seen through the eyes of the resolution is not perceived as the Super Fine 2K due to the smaller number of subpixels forming pixels. On the other hand, the iPhone screen 6 Plus without any profiles provides a pleasant, upscale image that is easy to read in the sun, but the black color of his not so deep. Personally, I prefer the iPhone screen 6 Plus.

Software

The debate «iOS vs. Android »will last forever, so I will limit transfer of key points. Although, in an amicable way, we must first decide on the platform, and only then choose the gadget …

In iOS traditionally strong point is the directory app store App Store. There are more specialized programs, wider range of games and many applications it will debut first on iOS, and later ported to other platforms. Why is that? Because, say the publishers and developers on iOS sits a solvent audience and piracy is not so highly developed, and thus higher returns on investments of resources into the development of software. The iPhone 6 Plus a lot of useful built-in applications (pedometer, find a lost phone on a map, free calls and messaging, smart video editor iMovie) and small debris. Personalization is not as wide as that of Android, but it’s simple and tasteful (widgets, by the way, is – in the curtain). A weakness of iOS is considered closed and rigid adherence to iTunes – stay here or to accept, or to make a different choice.

TouchWiz proprietary firmware in Note 4 itself is functional and advanced, but there was a lot of unnecessary things, total clearance is hardly modern. Looking for a launcher, I remember the old Galaxy on Gingerbread – are almost unchanged. All Android chips in Note 4 there. This openness and the deep personalization and third-party firmware. Complementing all this software for electronic pen S Pen, which can create interesting things – paint masterpieces, writing stories by hand, increase productivity with simplified multitasking. If you love to draw, sketch, the best smartphone for this purpose than the Note 4, you will not find. If you do not feel the stylus needs, then do not be considered an advantage (I know a lot of owners of smartphones series Note, who pulled out the pen a few times to test).

Sound

The volume of multimedia speakers for both smartphones above average. The headphones sound too worthy gadgets, but Apple product is still better. The iPhone 6 Plus is used in audio chip Cirrus Logic 338S1201, and Galaxy Note 4 used Wolfson WM5110E. Samsung is often employs dedicated DACs in conjunction with processors Exynos, but I can not say that it is somehow especially succeeded in unlocking the potential of audio chip. One gets the feeling that the chip is inserted, and do not pay any attention to setting. Powered by default and all. The most glaring example – Meizu MX3 and Galaxy S4 with the same Wolfson WM5102, where MX3 sounds in order better and louder S4. The sound of the iPhone 6 Plus more expressive, loud and deep, whereas Note 4 in conjunction with Denon D600 manages to give sibilance places where they simply can not be. However, if you are usually quite complete headphones or you do not want to spend them more than 1-2 thousand. Rubles, that much of a difference you hear.

Camera

Note 4 boasts a 16-megapixel sensor (pixel size is 1.1 microns), with a wide-angle aperture f / 2.2, a single flash and optical image stabilization. iPhone 6 Plus also has an 8-megapixel module (1.5 m) with an aperture f / 2.2, dual LED-flash different tones, optical image stabilization and the proprietary technology Instant AF Focus Pixels. A detailed comparison of the cameras (photo and video) we carried out earlier, strongly advise you to read the material and conclusions at this location and are just examples:

iPhone 6 Plus – Galaxy Note 4:

iPhone 6 Plus – Galaxy Note 4

Iron

To compare iron iPhone with Android-smartphone on paper – a meaningless exercise, since different architectures, different optimization. Here it should be judged solely on the real work in the field.

The iPhone 6 Plus is a 64-bit 2-core 1.4-GHz chip A8 coprocessor movement M8, graphics accelerator PowerVR GX6450 and 1 GB of RAM . This bundle provides high performance even in the latest 3D-games – the maximum graphics, logs are excluded (I have not seen a single optimized for the iPhone and iOS 8 6/6 + games, which have slowed). Unfortunately, the company stint on 2 GB of RAM (about 3 GB from iOS-devices within the next two years, you can not exactly stuttering), so multitasking and then have trouble following character – they are restarted. In this re-loading is not only difficult game, but light program – clients of social networks (VC, FB), does.

Hardware-based Galaxy Note 4 is good for Android: Exynos 5433 chipset with 8 cores (4 cores A57 with a frequency of 1.9 GHz, 4 cores + A53 with 1.3 GHz), a graphics accelerator Mali-T760, 3 GB of RAM. This would have coped admirably filling with toys if permission was not 2K. And games that are rendered in 2K, go with the fps without any reserve, although quite tolerable. Makes itself felt and graphics Mali, under which some developers have traditionally trim texture. In other words, Note 4 is difficult to consider the games to date. The iPhone 6 Plus with the optimization of business and things will fare better. TouchWiz interface works quickly, plugging extremely rare and, despite 3 GB of RAM, applications just unloaded from memory. About optimization.

The results in benchmarks: AnTuTu – 55735 and 50217 (for iPhone 6 Plus and Note 4, respectively), Geekbench 3 – 1629/2917 and 1294/4233, Basemark OS 2 – 1459 and 1201, 3DMark Unlimited – 18,184 and 19,770, GFXBench Full HD – 19,3 / 45 fps and 7,1 / 17,5 fps.

The operating time depends on many factors: the use cases, quality of coverage, update software in the background. From my experience of Hughes, both devices are able to hold out for 2-3 days at a medium-intensive load without emphasis on the game (calls, social sphere, the internet, reports). But our traditional measurements during continuous video playback with maximum brightness showed the following results for the iPhone 6 Plus (2915 mAh) and Note 4 (3220 mAh) – 8 and 12 hours. In games the performance is better the iPhone 6 Plus. So in GTA San Andreas for half an hour with a comfortable brightness discharge apple devaysa 11%, and the battery Note 4 villages by 12%, and in NOVA 3 rank in the same conditions was 5% and 9%, respectively.

The smartphone full of all sorts of sensors and scanners, but the highlight is the two – fingerprint scanner and sensor heartbeat. The first element is best left at Apple, as to unlock fairly light touch from any position, and in Note 4 svaypat need. Sensor heart rate began to chip Galaxy S5, and then migrated to other models. In fact, you can measure the heartbeat on any smartphone with a camera flash and a special application, of which ten. The accuracy of calculation of heart rate is comparable to that issue a special sensor in the family of Galaxy. M Marketing!

Conclusion

Here we have two high-end devices, these flagships, which almost not able to disappoint. Of course, they have strengths and weaknesses, but, in general, no matter what choice you make, it would be. If you want very much to simplify the selection and then push on the operating system. Choose: iOS or Android. Software Support in both cases is expected to be long-term.

Unstable exchange rate impact on retail prices of smartphones. Who sells Samsung Galaxy Note 4 for 35 thousand. Rubles (32 GB), and Apple offers iPhone Plus 6 for 56, 63 and 70 thousand. Rubles respectively for versions with 16, 64 and 128 GB of memory. Fortunately for buyers, not all stores follow these recommended prices. According to Yandex.Market, Galaxy Note 4 can be found on the 29 th. Rubles, and iPhone 6 Plus comes from the 41 th. Rubles. In any case, will have to fork, so choose wisely.