Which of these devices is the best purchase? The Samsung Galaxy Note 4, the iPhone 6 Plus, or the LG G3
In terms of design and display, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has the biggest screen among the three, It measures 5.7 inches and it’s Super AMOLED has a resolution of 1440×2560 pixels at 515ppi. The LG G3 supports the same resolution, but offers a higher pixel density of 534ppi on its 5.5inches True HD IPS LCD, outperforming the iPhone 6 Plus 5.5 inches Retina HD IPS LCD display which has a smaller resolution of 1920×1080 pixels with 401ppi.
The Apple device's thickness is at 7.1 mm, and weighs 172 grams. The Samsung phablet features a polycarbonate rear cover with faux leather pattern but it lacks the fake stitching from the edges. There is a metal frame surrounding the edges and physical button on the front panel hiding the fingerprint scanner. However it does not have protection against water and dust and it’s thicker at 8.5mm compared to 8.1mm. The LG G3 has also a plastic back but with a metal finish (faux brushed aluminum) and a floating arc design. It’s thicker than the other two devices, measuring 8.9 mm, but lighter at 149 grams.
For the hardware, and OS, the iPhone 6 Plus has a A8 chipset partnered with a dual-core Cyclone processor, clocked at 1.4GHz, that pairs with a Power VR GX6650 GPU and it has has 1GB of RAM. It supports better multitasking and it’s extremely fast, but its main disadvantage is that it comes with unexpandable internal memories and you have to choose between 16, 64 and 128GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features a quad-core Snapdragon 805 CPU clocked at 2.7GHz and has 3GB of RAM and Adreno 420 graphics. It offers a similar performance as the iPhone 6 Plus, but in terms of internal storage, it supports a microSD card slot to expand the capacity from 64GB to 128GB.
The LG G3 has quad-core Snapdragon 801 CPU clocked at 2.5GHz, an Adreno 330 GOU and 2GB or 3GB of RAM for 16GB or 32GB of internal storage, but this phone also supports expansion up to 128GB.
For the camera and battery specs, the iPhone 6 Plus is Apple’s first smartphone equipped with optical image stabilization, but the iSight camera has the same resolution of 8MP. It features an f/2.2 aperture, phase detection autofocus, sapphire crystal lens cover, HDR and video recording capabilities at 1080p@60FPS with OIS. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 camera supports 3546×4068 pixel instead of 3264×2448 pixels, and also features OIS and HDR, but it it’s capable of recording 2160p@30FPS, but 4K is also present on the LG G3, which has a 13MP rear camera, but with OIS+ laser sensor and laser autofocus. It supports 3840x2160pixel and video capture 2160p@30fps.
iPhone 6 Plus 16GB cost $749 without a contract and $299 with a two-year contract. The 64GB variant costs $399 off contract and $849 with a two-year contract and users could add $100 for the 128GB variant. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 cost $ 723, and the LG G3 16GB variant cost $425, while the 32GB variant is $115 more expensive.
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