iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S6: Which is the Best?

iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S6: Our verdict on the two biggest phones out there

Let's not be coy about this, Samsung has pulled a blinder out of the bag with the Galaxy S6. Together with the very similar Galaxy S6 Edge we have two of the best smartphones you can buy right now.

Samsung has taken a very different tack with the design and features of the S6 – in some ways they've out-Appled Apple. That's what makes a comparison with the iPhone 6 so interesting. These aren't just the most popular phones at the moment, they are two of the very best.

This makes choosing between them tricky. We've been using these phones on a day to day basis for weeks and months now to give you the information you need to know. There can only be one winner and unlike the last year's shootout of the S5 vs iPhone 6, it's not as clear cut.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6: Design

Samsung Galaxy S6: 

6.9mm thick,

138g, aluminium unibody and glass panel,

White Pearl/Black Sapphire/Gold Platinum/Blue Topaz

iPhone 6: 

6.9mm thick,

129g,

anodised aluminium back,

Space Grey/Silver/Gold

Both the iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6 mark a radical rethink of the design philosophies for their flagship phones. The iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus, show a delayed decision to follow the trend of phones with larger screens. Samsung's changes are even more of a departure from previous phones. Following years of dubious design and material decisions aimed at its preference for using plastic made to look like something else on top-end phones, it's finally decided to deliver something that feels worth its cost. The S6 is the luxuriously-made phone many have been clamouring for.

As a result, it's made choosing between the two more difficult than ever.

With the Galaxy S6 Samsung has delivered a phone that can finally rival the iPhone in terms of design, build-quality and materials used. From the front, the S6 could be mistaken for the S5 or even the S4. Closer inspection shows some big changes, though. The physical home button has grown to accommodate the improved fingerprint sensor, the screen bezel has narrowed significantly down the sides, while the top and bottom edges of the phone elegantly curve to create the more attractive look.