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The iPhone 6 vs. the competition: Can it stay ahead?

By now you're aware that there's an iPhone 6 and you've seen what it has to offer. But are all those new bells and whistles (like Apple Pay) enough to make you choose it above other phones? It's always hard to tell what features will work out, but in the meantime there's always cold, hard specs to look at. We've stacked up the new iPhone against the latest and greatest its competitors have to offer, so check out the numbers and other internals of the iPhone 6 versus the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the HTC One (M8) for Windows. Of course, you can also pick whatever devices you want and pit them against the iPhone 6 with our compare feature!

iPhone 6

Samsung Galaxy S5

HTC One (M8) for Windows

Pricing

$199, $299, $399

$199

$149

Known Dimensions

138.1 x 67 x 6.9mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches)

142 x 72.5 x 8.1mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches)

146.4 x 70.6 x 9.35mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches)

Weight

4.55 oz. (129g)

5.11 oz. (145g)

5.64 oz. (160g)

Screen size

4.7 inches

5.1 inches

5.0 inches

Screen resolution

1,334 x 750 (326ppi)

1,920 x 1,080 (432ppi)

1,920 x 1,080 (441ppi)

Screen type

IPS LCD, Retina HD

Super AMOLED Full HD

S-LCD3

Battery

NA

2,800mAh (removable)

2,600mAh (non-removable)

Internal storage

16/64/128GB

16/32GB

16/32GB

External storage

None

microSD (up to 128GB)

microSD (up to 128GB)

Rear camera

8MP iSight, f/2.2, 1.5µm pixel size

16MP, LED flash

4MP UltraPixel, f/2.0, 2.0µm pixel size, 1/3" sensor size, 28mm lens

Front-facing cam

1.2MP, f/2.2

2.0MP

5MP, f/2.0, BSI, wide-angle lens

Video capture

1080p

4K

1080p

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.0

v4.0 with aptX

SoC

Apple A8

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

CPU

NA

2.5GHz quad-core

2.3GHz quad-core

GPU

NA

Adreno 330

Adreno 330

RAM

NA

2GB

2GB

WiFi

Dual band, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Dual-band, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Dual-band, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Operating system

iOS 8

Android 4.4

Windows Phone 8.1

Standout features

Touch ID, next-gen gyroscope, barometer, FaceTime HD, Apple Pay

Fingerprint scanner, heart rate sensor, Ultra Power Saving Mode, IP67 certified, 4K video

UltraPixel sensor, Duo Camera, Zoe, BoomSound, BlinkFeed, Extreme Power Saving Mode