iPhone 6s Plus vs Huawei Mate S: comparison

This weekend we reviewed the current state of what has been called the "ultra-high" range of phablets and that includes both the new 6s iPhone Plus like the Galaxy S6 edge + and the Xperia Z5 Premium. Today, however, we are going to take a different approach to our comparative and instead of facing the phabet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), with the others that are in the same price range, we are going to put you to the test with a slightly cheaper one that can boast of having stolen the title of the first smartphone with Force Touch: The Huawei Mate S. Can the Asian phablet be a good alternative to the Cupertino one? We review the Technical specifications and we leave the decision to you.

Integrated

As always, it is up to the preferences of each one to assess the attractiveness of each of these models, but the truth is that if we look at the characteristics of each one, the Mate S has little to envy 6s iPhone Plus, since both have an aluminum unibody body and a fingerprint reader.

Dimensions

The advantage, however, in the dimension section is clear for the Mate S, especially with regard to size, since with an identical screen it presents much smaller measurements (15,82x7,79 inch against 14,98x7,53 inch), although the difference in weight is also notable (192 grams against 156 grams). In thickness, yes, they are practically tied (7,3 mm against 7,2 mm).

Screen

Few differences also when it comes to the technical specifications of their respective screens, which are the same size (5.5 inches), the same resolution (1920 x 1080) and consequently the same pixel density (PPI 401). Leaving aside the issue of image quality, the Mate S also shares with the iPhone 6s Plus having the technology Force Touch (o Touch 3D), although it is true that the latter has an advantage when it comes to software that can take advantage of this feature.

Performance

Despite that el A9 It is a processor already with characteristics closer to the high-end used by Android devices, the scale again tilts on the side of the phablet of Huawei in this section, and not only because the Kirin 935 be imposed (dual core to 1,85 GHz vs eight cores a 2,2 GHz), but because it also has a larger RAM memory (2 GB against 3 GB). As always, of course, we must not lose sight of the advantage of custom-made software. It will be interesting, therefore, to see who is the winner in a real performance test.

Storage capacity

The victory here is undeniable for him Mate S: not only does the basic model offer us more internal memory (16 GB against 32 GB), but it also equals the maximum with which we can achieve the 6s iPhone Plus (128 GB) and, in both cases, it gives us the option of extending it externally through a card micro-SD, something we cannot do with the Apple phablet.

Cameras

The superiority of Mate S in technical specifications it is less clear when we think about the camera and, in fact, with regard to the main camera it could be said that we find a technical draw (12 MP against 13 MP and optical image stabilizer in both cases). Yes, we must grant Huawei, in any case, that its phablet has an advantage in terms of the front camera (5 MP against 8 MP).

Autonomy

While waiting for the verdict of the independent tests, our main instrument to approximate an estimate of which of the two phablets can offer us better autonomy is the battery capacity data, but you already know that these cannot be taken as absolute. , since they have to do in conjunction with consumption. The difference between the two is very small anyway: 2750 mAh for the pablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), y 2700 mAh for the one of Huawei.

Price

The price, as we anticipated at the beginning, is one of the factors that can weigh the most when deciding on the Mate S instead of by him 6s iPhone Plus, since it is much cheaper: the phablet of Huawei can be purchased for $650while that of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), it will cost us $800.