Comparison: Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 vs LG G4

There was a time when a phone was just used for calling purpose and was just a small part of our life. However, things changed quickly and now it is called a smartphone. Now, it is not a part of life but, the smartphone is the life. Now-a-days a person’s status is now judged on the basis of the smartphone he/she is using. When it comes to high-end smartphones, they cost a fortune. Flagship devices like LG G4, Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 are the top choices in the market of high-end smartphones. It is natural to get confused on which of these three is good and which one you should go for. Well, no need to get confused as in this post, we will compare these three awesome smartphones in details. Let’s start with the comparison.

Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 vs LG G4

Looks and Design

Looks and Design are the most important aspect of any smartphone. Talking about looks, Apple iPhone 6 features an Aluminium unibody with rounded edges. It is 6.9mm thick and weighs only 129gm which is quite low in term of smartphones. It features a small but decent 4.7” IPS display with shatterproof glass with oleophobic coating. It has got the smallest display among the three phones.

Samsung Galaxy S6 is simply the best in terms of looks and design. With glass and aluminium body and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 on the back, the phone looks exotic and marvellous. S6 features the best display in smartphones with 5.1” Super AMOLED display of 1440×2560-pixel resolution. It is 6.8mm thick and weighs 138gm.

If you are looking for a bigger display, LG G4 is a good choice. With Curved design, it features a 5.5 inch IPS display with same pixel resolution as S6. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It is due to the curved design that it is 9.8mm thick and weighs 155gm. It is made of a plastic which makes it look dull and old fashioned.

Performance

Apple iPhone 6 is powered by a 64 bit A8 1.4 GHz dual-core processor and is supported by a 1GB of RAM. It runs on iOS 8.1.3 and comes it 16/64/128GB variants. There is no external card slot.

Samsung Galaxy S6 is powered by a Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa- core processor (quad-core 2.1GHz + quad-core 1.5 GHz) with 3GB RAM and 32/64/128 GB internal storage. For the first time, a Samsung device does not offer external card slot.

LG G4 features a Hexa-core (dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 and quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53) Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 128GB. Benchmarks and tests show that Galaxy S6 is fastest among these three phones with least heating and excellent multi-tasking.

Camera

Apple iPhone 6 features an 8MP rear camera with 2448×3264 resolution and 4:3 aspect ratio. The sensor size is 1/3” and pixel size is 1.5µm. They have a dual LED flash and no manual controls. There is no optical image stabilization in iPhone 6 and only 1.2MP front camera. Good but, not the best.

Samsung Galaxy S6 is equipped with a 16MP rear camera with 5312×2988 resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. There is a 2 axis Optical Image Stabilization and aperture of f/1.9. There is an LED flash with Panorama size of 60MP. It offers manual settings for exposure, focus, ISO and white balance. There is a 5MP front facing camera. S6 features one of the best camera among its class.

LG G4 boasts of a 16MP rear camera with same resolution and aspect ratio as of S6. It offers 3 axis Optical Image Stabilization with color and laser auto focus. It offers same manual control as of S6 with a shutter speed as an addition. Its front camera of 8MP is better than S6 and iPhone 6.

Pricing

Apple iPhone 6 is priced at INR 44,775 (16GB) and Samsung Galaxy S6 is priced at INR 43,900 (32GB). LG G4 is expected to be priced around INR 49,990. (Note: Prices are subjected to vary now and then.)

Final Verdict

No doubt Apple has got class and standard but, it is kinda expensive when compared to other models. The camera is also not that good as compared with S6 or G4. LG G4 falls short in terms of looks and design. The curved design is not enough to attract customers. Samsung S6 has got the looks and power with amazing camera and features. You can see the comparison chart below and pick the one you are interested in.

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