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Apple iPhone 6s
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2018-09-21 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 575.00 |
| 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 A9 APL0898 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is slightly better than iPhone 6s's 83 general score. Although Apple iPhone XS is a lot newer than iPhone 6s, it's a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The iPhone 6s and iPhone XS both feature quite similar displays, although the iPhone 6s has a lot worse quantity of pixels in each inch of display, a lot darker screen, a lot worse resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels and a little bit smaller display.
IPhone XS features a little faster CPU than Apple iPhone 6s, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, and they both have a 64-bits processor, the iPhone XS also counts with a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The iPhone 6s counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The iPhone XS has a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6s, because it has 2659mAh of battery capacity instead of 1715mAh. IPhone XS has a bit better camera than iPhone 6s, and although they both have a 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera and the same video quality, the iPhone XS also has a bigger sensor which offers a better image and video quality, better video frame rates and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and videos in low light situations.
Although iPhone XS is a better device, it costs a lot more than the iPhone 6s, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPhone 6s. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get the iPhone 6s, giving up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your budget.
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