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Apple iPhone 6
128 GBA1586, A1524
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2018-09-21 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 463 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 6's general score of 79.2. Even though iPhone XS is much newer than iPhone 6, it is a little thicker and extremely heavier. IPhone XS has a better hardware performance than iPhone 6, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the iPhone XS also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM.
IPhone 6 features a screen that's just as good as the screen in iPhone XS, although the iPhone 6 has much lower brightness, a way worse resolution of 1334 x 750px, a little smaller screen and a lot worse number of pixels in each inch of display. Apple iPhone 6 features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory.
The iPhone XS has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6, because it has a 47% larger battery capacity. IPhone XS takes much clearer videos and photos than iPhone 6, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video definition, a back camera with much more MP, a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a larger diafragm aperture.
Although Apple iPhone XS is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Apple iPhone 6, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Apple iPhone 6. If you prefer to save some money, you can buy the Apple iPhone 6, giving up a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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