Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-04-24 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.35 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 3.68 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 6s is a little bit better than the iPhone SE (2020), with a score of 83 against 81.5. Despite of the fact that Apple iPhone 6s is notably older than the iPhone SE (2020), it's construction is a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter. These phones come with iOS OS (Operating System), but Apple iPhone 6s has 9.x version while iPhone SE (2020) has iOS 15.x version, giving lots of additional features and performance enhancements.
IPhone SE (2020) counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than iPhone 6s, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory.
IPhone 6s features a slightly better display than iPhone SE (2020), although it has way less brightness, they both have an equal resolution of 1334 x 750, a screen with the same size and the same pixels density. The Apple iPhone 6s features a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
The iPhone SE (2020) captures slightly better photographs and videos than iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the same camera sensor size and a camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the iPhone SE (2020) also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger aperture.
The iPhone SE (2020) has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6s, because it has a 1821mAh battery capacity against 1715mAh.
Although iPhone 6s is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Apple iPhone SE (2020), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Apple iPhone SE (2020). So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the iPhone 6s, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Apple iPhone SE (2020), giving up some specs and features.
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