The iPhone 6 Plus features a 5.5-inch Retina HD display with a pixel density of 401 ppi. Even if it is a phablet, it is the largest iPhone to date. It runs on the A8 chip supported by an M8 motion co-processor that make it one of the swiftest handsets in the industry.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display Xiaomi Redmi black with 515 ppi pixel density. It has 32GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB and supported by 3GB of RAM. A 16-MP primary camera, a 3.7-MP secondary camera, Android KitKat and a 2.7-GHz quad-core CPU are some of the main features of the phablet.
The iPhone 6 Plus is the largest iPhone to date, but it is more a phablet than a smart phone. The Galaxy Note 4, like most of the ace Samsung devices, is all about power, speed and features, and almost unmatched in its segment.
The iPhone 6 Plus prices start from $749 for the base model and go up to $949 for the 128GB model. Samsung has priced its latest phablet, Galaxy Note 4 at around $974.
Conclusion:
Apple may have stepped into the phablet segment with the iPhone 6 Plus, but the Galaxy Note 4 still gives the Korean company the edge that it has been retaining in the smartphone segment for some time now.
Here's our breakdown of how the iPhone 6 Plus stacks up against the Galaxy Note 4.
Pros and Cons of the iPhone 6 Plus:
There are some powerful features that give the iPhone 6 an edge over the Galaxy Note 4. It can capture slow-motion videos at 240 fps. It has Touch ID for fingerprint identification and it can shoot time lapse videos without any extra apps.
But the iPhone 6 Plus is still an Apple device and the brand has a well known tendency to stick to some unexplained limitations. The phablet has an 8-MP primary camera and a 1.2-MP secondary camera. The Galaxy Note 4 has twice as powerful cameras in it. The iPhone's IPS LCD screen cannot compare to the vibrant colors of the Note 4's Super AMOLED display.
The Note 4 can be claimed to be a more powerful and feature-loaded phablet compared to the iPhone 6 Plus. A larger display and more pixel density mean a more vivid screen. Its 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display is larger and features a pixel density of 515 ppi. The 16-MP primary camera and 3.7-MP secondary camera are also superior to that of the Apple phablet.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a 2.7-GHz quad-core CPU, which is considered to be twice as powerful as the iPhone 6 Plus' processor. A microSD card slot can expand the storage to 128GB and the 3GB RAM is certainly better than the Plus' 1GB RAM Xiaomi Redmi Blue The Note 4 can capture ultra-wide selfies, shoot 4k UHD videos at 30 fps, draw with precision using the S pen stylus, and has removable batteries.
The Note 4, however, doesn't fare well against the iPhone 6 Plus in some departments. The slate is not waterproof and it lacks slightly in aesthetics. The TouchWiz UI needs a little more work to be smoother.