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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a general score of 84.2, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel XL's 81.3 overall score. Despite of the fact Apple iPhone 6s Plus is older and somewhat heavier than the Google Pixel XL, it's design is still thinner. The iPhone 6s Plus features a little bit better display than Google Pixel XL, although it has a quite lower screen density and a lot lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, they both have a screen of the same size.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus counts with a superior processor than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64 bits CPU. Google Pixel XL takes a little bit better videos and photos than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Google Pixel XL also has a more mega pixels back-facing camera, a way bigger back camera sensor and a larger camera aperture.
Google Pixel XL features as much memory to install applications and games as the Apple iPhone 6s Plus one, they have the same internal storage. Google Pixel XL counts with longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 25% greater battery size.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Apple iPhone 6s Plus is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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