As far as smartphones, tablets and phablets are concerned, Apple and Samsung always seem to be in a cut-throat competition. This is evident from the fact that while Apple released the much-anticipated iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus this year, Samsung too has announced that it would be launching two devices - Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 4.

In terms of the body design of the iPhone 6 versions, they are packed with their signature aluminum casings. The latest flagship handset from the Cupertino-based tech giant has rounder and smoother edges and is now the thinnest iPhone on the market thus far.

One the other hand, it is rumored that the Samsung Galaxy S6 will come with a metallic body, similar to the just released Galaxy Alpha - a significant departure from the South Korean tech behemoth's usual plastic casings.

The screen display of the new Apple devices, especially the iPhone 6 Plus, has shocked the customers with its huge size - 5.5 inches. In fact, even the iPhone 6 is also significantly bigger at 4.7 inches.

The Samsung Galaxy S6, nonetheless, will not bogged down when it comes to screen sizes as it is also rumored to arrive with even larger screen display packed with 4K pixel resolution. Reports even pointed out that it will sport a quad HD (1440 x 2560) Super AMOLED screen resolution.

As for processors, the new iPhones were shown to have an A8 chip with M8 graphics processor enabling it to leap bounds over its already impressive performance. The purported Samsung Galaxy S6 will, nevertheless, astound Android fanatics with its neck breaking speed as it is rumored to have a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor and will also be supported with an Adreno 430 graphics chip.

In terms of cameras, both iPhone 6 as well as iPhone 6 Plus have an 8 megapixel camera with OIS. This, obviously, comes short with even the earlier Galaxy versions (13 MP for Galaxy S4 and Note 3 and 16 MP for the Galaxy S5). According to some reports, the upcoming Galaxy S6 will have a 20 MP camera.

More relative features include operating systems. The Apple flagships already have the latest iOS 8 under the hood; on the other hand, the Galaxy S6 will sport the upcoming Android 5.0 L.

Battery and internal storage-wise: The iPhones are moving up with more memory space, up to 128GB, while Apple claims that its battery will run up to 14 hours. The Samsung devices are already famous with massive internal storage space, and it is rumored that the Galaxy S6 will have even bigger space, in addition to a microSD slot for external memory options.