Victoria Aciniega

Professor Reyes

English 100

13 April 2016

Apple iPhone 6s vs. Samsung Galaxy S6

What would we do without phones? We wouldn’t have as much contact with our families and friends as we probably have know. We have so much access to many different things because of our phones. We can do a quick search on what happen on any time period and in matter of seconds we are exploring what happen at that time. We can do our homework, work and school presentations, schedule appointment, buy online, pay bills, and many other things just at the reach of our hands. We can capture moments by taking videos and pictures on our phones. Also, we have the battery that is one of the most important parts of a phone, but nobody really puts attention to it. Some phones have more long lasting batteries then other, but they are all chargeable. You can download apps that can help you with your daily lives with no cost at all or at an economical price as well. We now dependent on our phones so much that we cannot go a second without checking a text message, emails, or our social networks. However, the brand quality of our phone is what makes all of these possible. Some people are Apple fans because it’s so easy to figure out and to use without any help no matter how old you are. In the other hand, some are Samsung lovers because of the bright clear screens and the many free things they can download with an easy access. Each phone has a variety of things that have nothing in common, but that does not mean one it better than the other one. Both companies are just in competition to making the best phone and try to attract as many customers as possible to get the best sells. There is no good or wrong purchase it all depends on the kind of person you are and how much are you willing to pay for a phone.

iPhone was introduced to us in 2007 as a new revolution of a mobile phone, iPod, and internet communicator. It changed our lives. It did not have that annoying keyboard that BlackBerry, Motorola, and Palm smartphones had it was a widescreen with touch controls that gave you an easier and rapid access to your phone by simply using the tip of your finger. Multi-touching gave us the power to decide when we want out keyboard to be used or when not. Also, because the iPhone is a smartphone it ignored unintentional moves or touches. Apple included on the iPhone a mobile phone that made it practically impossible to not have communication with anyone. You are able to save contacts on your phone by adding names, last names, emails, phone numbers, pictures, and address. You are able to save as many contacts as you want. No more contact notebooks or lost numbers. Everything would now be stored in your phone because they come with 16, 64, and 128 GB built in storage. The phone comes in space gray, silver, gold, and rose gold. The iPhone has also included an internet communicator that made searching for information a piece of cake. No more wondering for information all you have to do is give a couple of clicks on your phone and you would have the information you are looking for. Throughout the years Apple has invented many different and better quality phones that have made an impact in our society. For example, they added a 3D touch screen to the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s plus to give you a more live picture when you multi-task. With the 3D touch screen you have an advantage because you get shortcuts you can know open two screens at a time without exiting from one or the other. They have made better camera quality by giving them 2.2 pixels, true tone LED flash, auto focus, front-facing camera with BSI sensor and HDR mode. They have updated there soft word, privacy, and security methods that can help you find your phone if it’s lost. To secure your privacy they have installed touch ID fingerprint sensor built into the Home button. They have included computer apps, such as, Microsoft Office Word, Outlook Mail, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Calendar, and OneNote that make homework and work easier to be done anywhere. You can edit, write, save, share, copy, and past at the comforts of your home. The purpose of having a phone is to be connected to the world. If you’re a busy person or you have a bad memory you have the reminder, calendar, and clock apps that can make your life easier. There are many features that an iPhone has done for a positive impact in your life. Moreover, the battery is no user- replaceable battery so if you have trouble with you battery you would have to take some of your time to go to the Apple store and get it fix and if you do not have insurance or guarantee on your phone you would have to pay them to change your battery or buy a new phone. Also, an iPhone has never offered memory expansions other than the one the phone has already included. It does not optimization for the large screens so it makes it harder for people to see small letters or vice versa. It lacks 4K video recording, so Mike Beasley said “if you have a 16 GB iPhone you’re probably going to want to turn your videos size down because you’d fill up a full 16 GB in about 40 minutes”(4). It all depends on the GB of your iPhone, but if you have a 16 GB iPhone be wise on how you use your GB. Near Field Communicator [NFC] can only be used for mobile payments because Apple want to keep access tight while testing if NFC they want to make sure that it’s secure and private to keep their customers from thief’s and stolen identities. The price of an iPhone has ridiculously increased throughout the years an iPhone 6s plus with 128 GB is $950 and an iPhone 6s with 16 GB is $650 and that is not counting your monthly payment. A phone should be economical for the user. Yes we want a smartphone but we also need something that fits our budget. The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s plus look the same, but one is a little bit more expensive than the other. The only difference between both phones is the thickness and the weight. Apple has always been good with competition never lets a customer down, but we all have our opinion.

Samsungs started as a small export business in Taegu, Korea. But throughout the years they bullied themselves up and invented their first Samsung Galaxy that was released in June 2009.  This phone was their entry to the Android smartphone market. They started off with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.3inch display, and an 8 megapixel camera. This was the Samsung S2. That was conceder the best android phone in the market at that time. As they continue building new and better phones they invented the Galaxy S6 phone that made a great impact to android lovers. It has a more efficient way of paying for your purchase all you need to do is place your phone in top of the swipe card machine and because your phone has a sensor like your credit or debit card it would pass without you having to actually swipe a card because your card information on your Samsung Pay app. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a 5.1 inch screen made up of combination of Quality plastic, metal frame, and Gorilla Glass 4 with rounded sides, 2,560 x 1440 Quad HD with 577 ppi display has crystal clear and sharp images, 2550 mAh battery, fingerprint sensor and front and back scratched glass resistant.  It includes, 16 MP cameras, Exynos 2.1 GHz processor, 3 GB Ram, 128 GB ROM and 2550 mAh battery. It has a wireless charger that allows charging your device without having to carry annoying portable charger because the phone has optimally incorporated the wireless charging technology. It has better internet access because it has incorporated both the 2G and 3G mobile network and also the 4G LTE network. Galaxy S6 would have better navigation tools because Samsung included a digital compass that will enhance a better location search and inform display for your GPS. The phone has a light weight of 160 to 170 grams that won’t feel like you’re caring anything. It was also incorporated with the Exynos 5 Hexa core processor that will give you a better access to your phone applications. Samsung incorporated a better internal memory that allows you to have a fast access to the device applications and to the aspect of multi-task and there would be included a secondary memory for storage of 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB.  The phone comes in white pearl, black sapphire, golden platinum and blue topaz. The phone has included apps like Microsoft Office Word, Outlook Mail, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Calendar, and OneNote with this apps you can do anything you need to do for either school or work in a matter of seconds because it’s at the reach of your hand. To perform a more professional display Samsung has added an Organic LED, TouchWiz, and 16M colour that gives you so much output for your display. The battery quality is so much better and long lasting because Samsung provides you with 4000mAh Li-Ion battery. Moreover, it has a single SIM supporter that depending on the carrier you choose is how much your monthly or phone payment would be, battery is non-removable, has no FM radio, slippery, gets hot around the camera area, it is not water resistant, and it does not have a microSD cars slot. Other then this little insignificant detail the Samsung Galaxy S6 has many advantages.

            Each phone has its pros and cons, but they both are really good items to purchase. The iPhone has been updated little by little and somewhat changed the features of the phone, but they all look the same throughout the years. The only thing they have changed and that you can tell is the 3D touch screen. The Samsung Galaxy phone was a really success for the Koreans to build because it’s now one of the Android phones most sold. The quality of the phone is great and not because it’s made of glass and plastic, but because it has a good quality when taking back or front pictures. There is no way of going wrong on what phone to purchase they are both really good phone, but it all depends on what is that you are looking for. For example, if you’re a photographer the Samsung Galaxy is the one for you, but if you’re a lawyer the iPhone is for you. The Galaxy phone screen is larger than the iPhone screen. Also the Galaxy has a thicker battery then the iPhone so that means that the Galaxy has a better battery. iPhone has multi carrier or you can also decide if you want it SIM free, on the other hand Galaxy you have to choose which carrier you want because you cannot purchase the phone SIM free. The iPhone phone it’s a really expensive phone for just adding one or two different things to each version they add 100 dollars more for each phone. The Galaxy phone price varies on the carrier that you choose, but the phone by its self it’s the same price. They both have different displays the iPhone is Retina HD and the Galaxy is Quad HD, but Quad is better than Retina. iPhone has a front flash and Galaxy does not that give you a better quality picture. To watch videos or movies Galaxy is the best to do so because of their crystal clear screen. iPhone has a good screen, but it’s not as clear as the Galaxy. What really matters is what the product contains. For example, the phone has installed the Microsoft apps, the payment methods, the privacy, and the security of our information. They both provide you with a fingerprint sensor so whenever you need extra security or want a faster and easier access to your phone you just put your finger and it would open you phone. They both have really different color. The iPhone colors are more professional then the Galaxy phone. However, you cannot judge a phone by its cover you need to really look into each phone to see which one fits to your needs more. Don’t purchase something because others have it purchase it because you need it and its going to be helpful for you. They are both usual topics that people compare to see which is better than the other, but like I said before it all depends on the person and how much are they willing to pay for a phone.

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