XL Size: Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs. LG G3

With the iPhone 6 Plus now official, we can finally pit it against the heavyweight, plus-sized Android superstars – the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the LG G3.



The iPhone 6 Plus has a screen large enough to be next to the Note 4 and G3, but is it mature enough? Well, in the display department the 5.5″ size is the same as the G3′s and in the same ballpark as the 5.7″ of the Note 4. However, the iPhone 6 Plus features a 1080p resolution, whereas its rivals are boasting QHD screens.

This leaves it behind in the display department, but the iPhone 6 Plus is the thinnest at 7.1mm but its weight of 172 grams, which leaves it behind the LG G3 (149 grams). The Note 4 is just 4 grams heavier than the iPhone 6 Plus, so its diet has paid out.

The camera department is another area where the iPhone 6 Plus gets destroyed by the Galaxy Note 4 and LG G3 with their respective 16MP and 13MP cameras. Even though it has gained OIS, the 8MP snapper of the iPhone 6 Plus seems to be a bit behind the curve there.

Anyways, the connectivity suite of the iPhone 6 Plus is a big update with Wi-Fi 802.11ac and NFC. The 20-band LTE coverage is also impressive.





Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
LG G3
OS
iOS 8
Android 4.4 KitKat
Android 4.4 KitKat
Display
5.5" LED-backlit IPS LCD
5.7" Super AMOLED
5.5" LED-backlit IPS+ LCD
Resolution
1920 x 1080
(401 ppi)
2560 x 1440
(515 ppi)
2560 x 1440
(534 ppi)
Height
Width
Thickness
158.1 mm
77.8 mm
7.1 mm
153.5 mm
78.6 mm
8.5 mm
146.3 mm
74.6 mm
8.9 mm
Weight
172 grams
176 grams
149 grams
Processor
Apple A8 chipset (64-bit)
1.4GHz dual-core CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (32-bit)
Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450
Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 (32-bit)
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU
TBC
Adreno 420
Adreno 330
Storage
16/64/128GB
32GB
16GB / 32GB
microSD card
No
Yes, up to 128GB
Yes, up to 128GB
Primary camera
8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, dual LED flash (one cool, one warm), simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR
16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash
Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, panorama, HDR
13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels, phase detection/laser autofocus, optical image stabilization, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
1/3” sensor size, simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR
Video recording
1080p@60fps, 120fps or 240fps slow motion
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera
1.2MP
720p@30fps
3.7 MP
1080p@30fps
2.1 MP
1080p@30fps
Battery life
Standby: 348 hours
3G talk: 24 hours
Standby: N/A
3G talk: N/A
Standby: 553 hours
3G talk: 21 hours
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 LE with A2DP
Yes, v4.0 LE with A2DP
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Network
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Quad-band UMTS/HSPA
Penta-band LTE support,
LTE-Advanced
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Quad-band UMTS/HSPA
Penta-band LTE support,
LTE-Advanced
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Penta-band UMTS/HSPA
Tri-band LTE support
NFC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Speakers
Mono
Stereo
Mono
Availability
September, 2014
October, 2014
Already on sale