We are hitting the mid-year point, which means the smartphone market is bustling with top-of-the-line phones that debuted late in 2014 and early in 2015. The hottest phones now available worldwide the HTC One M9, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the iPhone 6. Read on as we drill down the hardware specification to see how these flagships compare.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is the biggest of the bunch, featuring a large 5.1-inch display with a 557ppi resolution (2560 x 1440). The iPhone 6 offers the most compact form factor with a 4.7-inch screen (1334 x 750, 326ppi) and 0.27-inch chassis. With its 5-inch 1920 x 1080 display, the HTC One M9 falls somewhere in between its competition.
Under the hood, the trio offers widely different processors with the Galaxy S6 sporting a Samsung Exynos processor, the iPhone rocking the company’s A8 system on a chip and HTC opting for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810. All three phones offer 4G LTE connectivity, NFC, Bluetooth 4.1 and 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi connectivity.
For photography buffs, the iPhone 6 is the most popular camera option, though its specs lag behind its competitors. The iPhone 6 ships with an 8-megapixel rear shooter, while its Samsung and HTC competitors ship with a 16-megapixel and 20-megapixel camera module, respectively.
The other major difference between the phones is their operating system with the HTC One M9 and Samsung Galaxy S6 running by Android 5.0 Lollipop and the iPhone 6 powered by iOS 8. The HTC and Samsung phones offer their own flavor of Android with Samsung including its TouchWiz skin and HTC offering its Sense 7 overlay. If you need more details, check out this table below that provides a detailed look at the three market-leading smartphones.
| Samsung Galaxy S6 | iPhone 6 | HTC One M9 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions (Imperial) | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches; 4.8 oz. (143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm; 138g) | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches; 4.55 oz. (138.1 x 67 x 6.9mm; 129g) | 5.6 x 2.7 x0.3-inches; 5.5 oz. (144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6mm; 157g) |
| Display | 5.1 inches; 2,560×1,440 pixels; 557ppi | 4.7 inches; 1,334 x 750 pixels; 326ppi | 5 inches; 1,920×1,080 pixels; 441ppi |
| Operating system | Android 5.0 Lollipop with Touchwiz | Apple iOS 8 | Android 5.0 Lollipop with Sense 7 |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos | A8 chip | Octa-core Snapdragon 810 |
| Front-facing web camera | 5-megapixel | 1.2-megapixel | Ultrapixel |
| Rear camera | 16-megapixel | 8-megapixel | 20-megapixel |
| 4G LTE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | v4.1 | v4.1 | v4.1 |
| Capacity | 32GB, 64GB, 128GB | 16GB, 64GB, 128GB | 32GB |
| Expandable memory | None | None | Expandable up to 128GB |
| Battery | 2,550mAh | 1,810mAh | 2,840mAh |
| Wireless charging | Yes | No | No |
