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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 6s Plus has an overall score of 84.2, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel 3 XL's 80.7 score. IPhone 6s Plus is a notably older and a little heavier cellphone than Google Pixel 3 XL, but Apple was able to build it a little bit thinner anyway. Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with a little better performance than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processor and a GPU.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a bit sharper screen than Google Pixel 3 XL, although it has a just a little lower pixels quantity per inch of display, a little bit smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Google Pixel 3 XL shoots a bit better pictures and videos than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has a camera with more mega pixels, a larger sensor capturing higher quality photographs and a bigger aperture for better low light images and video.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus features much more storage to install games and applications than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Google Pixel 3 XL counts with superior battery life than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 25% more battery capacity.
Although iPhone 6s Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Google Pixel 3 XL, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Google Pixel 3 XL. So if you want that extra features, you can buy iPhone 6s Plus, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Google Pixel 3 XL, resigning some features and specs.
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