Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. Apple iPhone 6s: Sixes and sevens

22 March, 2016
The Galaxy S and the iPhone release schedules are out of lockstep, so each gets a shot at sticking around at the top level for at least half of the year. This season, the new Samsung Galaxy S7 lands right in the fast lane with the iPhone 6s already at cruising speed. Come fall, the lanes will change but the chase will continue.

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  • 23 Mar 2016

Anonymous, 23 Mar 2016i have iphone 6s plus and i dont have any issues what you m... moreI wouldn't say there was an issue with call quality or signal/reception strength of the 6S, but I have noticed that it is stronger on the S7.

That is based on my being able to get a stronger signal in my place of work (which is notoriously bad for reception), and being able to hold signal longer during my commute to and from work on the S7 compared to the 6S.

But again, I wouldn't say it was anywhere near bad enough on the 6S to be considered an issue.

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    • 23 Mar 2016

    AnonD-500788, 23 Mar 2016Lol.. . The comparison is unfair, we already know that the ... moreThis is not a camera comparison. It's a comparison of most of the main things about these two phones.
    Same comparison gsmarena has been doing for years. Camera is a relevant part to that.
    And nobody even aids anything about just camera.

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      • 23 Mar 2016

      Mark, 23 Mar 2016The poor call quality and the bad signal/4G reception on iP... morei have iphone 6s plus and i dont have any issues what you mention here.......

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        • 23 Mar 2016

        AnonD-278523, 23 Mar 2016samsung defeated apple in every category.. after this if an... morePeople who like apple will definitely go with iphones in-spite of better specs in samsung....waiting for iphone 7 with A10 Processor and dust and waterproof features...and iphone has a decent camera and better ram management that is more than enough.....

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          • 23 Mar 2016

          EugeneOnTheEdge, 22 Mar 2016People buy iPhones because it do.. no. Because they're iPho... moreYea most of people buy Apple products because mostly they got used to it. Maybe they're too dependent on the Apple ecosystem that they do not have time to change to Android. Or just don't need that much high specs and customization that android provides. So we can not persuade them to change even though that they're phones sucks or cost high for low specs etc etc. it's already in there mindset that its the phone they want. So if you are using Samsung S7 and you are aware that you have the best phone in the world fine, if your using iPhone 6s and you're contented with it then fine also. No need to bash other people with what they choose to use.

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            • 23 Mar 2016

            AnonD-278523, 23 Mar 2016samsung defeated apple in every category.. after this if an... moreLol.. . The comparison is unfair, we already know that the iPhone does not have the best camera, we've seen it countless shootouts yet pple still compare with it, why not try Lumia 950xl or lg v10 then we have a comparison. The ip6s can't even stand it's ground against the s6 yet some people expect ut to beat the s7, lol...

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              • 23 Mar 2016

              samsung defeated apple in every category.. after this if any one says ip6s is better than gs7, i will go and shoot that hypocrite right now

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                • 23 Mar 2016

                Shocking results here lol

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                  • 23 Mar 2016

                  The poor call quality and the bad signal/4G reception on iPhone 6s Plus is enough reason to switch to Samsung GS7. All reviews have stated that the S7 is the best phone in the world right now!

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                    • 23 Mar 2016

                    peekachu, 23 Mar 2016Just downloaded the 9.3 update.Cannot turn on the Night Shi... moreHow to enable Night Shift while using Low Power Mode

                    Step 1: Enable Low Power Mode

                    Step 2: Invoke Siri and say “Enable Night Shift”

                    Night Shift will then enable even though Low Power Mode is on. Note that you can’t manually enable Night Shift while Low Power Mode is enabled, as its Control Center toggle is greyed out along with its preference panel in Settings → Display & Brightness.

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                      • 23 Mar 2016

                      Samsung S7 is the winner, iPhone6S lost

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                        • 23 Mar 2016

                        the s7 destroys the ip6s. simply a way better phone in every aspect!

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                          Lex79, 23 Mar 2016Agreed, great comparison, and as some who has used both, an... moresame issue for me too....

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                            AnonD-517745, 23 Mar 2016wow best comparison ever!Agreed, great comparison, and as some who has used both, and completely agree with the the conclusions.

                            Not so happy with how every single comment of mine is apparently having to go through the moderators first though!

                            To the GSMArena moderators: get a grip!

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                              • 23 Mar 2016

                              Love my S7 Edge! It truly is the best overall phone in the market right now.

                              Also, I have a friend who actually takes off his mobile cover in a club to 'show' that he has an iPhone...I'm not kidding. I don't even know why because its not the best looking phone now as well. Just goes to show that Apple will pretty much always be here and there at the top because of people like him. Not to mention so many people who have the Apple logo on their car...what's that all about?? Guess I'll put a sticker for Adidas......

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                                • 23 Mar 2016

                                lol, lot of comments that look like reviews here :P.... and am happy with the results of this comparison as i just got an S7 :D

                                dont get me wrong, i hate apple for how they exploit consumers, but not their products...

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                                  AnonD-9000, 23 Mar 2016'Apple phones used to have large pixels too, the iPhone 5s ... moreIt said the iPhone 6s had 1.22. Read it again.

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                                    • 23 Mar 2016

                                    AnonD-152638, 22 Mar 2016There is lag in iOS, just as much as in a high end Samsung ... moreWonderfully stated

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                                      • 23 Mar 2016

                                      AnonD-509761, 23 Mar 2016Really? If you have iPhone I bet you will eat your own wor... moreLol. Or back here in reality those of us who have used iphones for real know they are far from anything close to their claimed perfection and optimizing.
                                      Just over priced toys with a few nice parts

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                                        • 23 Mar 2016

                                        mir, 23 Mar 2016I'm pretty sure they know how to calculate for the pixel si... moreIm pretty sure they could have easily used a 12mp with bigger pixels and the results would have been better with the newer sensor tech