| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| September 2015 | June 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - September 2015 | Available - June 2015 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 13,400 ($197.06) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold | White, Black | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm  (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)  | 
                            
        152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm  (6 x 3.09 x 0.3 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 143 g (5.04 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100  | 
                            GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO  | 
                            HSDPA 900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(  | 
                                LTE | 
| SAR US | |
| 
            1.14  W/kg (head)  1.14 W/kg (body)  | 
                                
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| SAR EU | |
| 
            0.87  W/kg (head)  0.98 W/kg (body)  | 
                                
                                    -  W/kg (head)  - W/kg (body)  | 
                            
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)  - 3D Touch display - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)  | 
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| OS | |
| iOS 9 | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) | 
| Processor | |
| 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.2 GHz, Exynos 7580 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| - | Mali-T720 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/64/128 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 4.7 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) | 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 65.45% | 69.63% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| Real-tone Flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Beauty Face, Continuous Shots, Sensor Size: 1/3.06-inch, F1.9, Interval Shot, Panorama, Sports Mode, Sound and Shot Mode | 
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS; recording | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, LE | v4.1, A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| v2.0, reversible connector | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Safari) | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) | Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 1715 mAh | 3000 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 240 h (3G) | Up to 354 h | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 14 h (3G) | Up to 18 h (3G) |