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Apple iPhone 6s
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 9.x |
| 2019-05-07 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 186.00 | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Apple iPhone 6s is a bit better than the Google Pixel 3a, getting an 83 score against 78.8. Apple iPhone 6s is an much older cellphone than the Google Pixel 3a, but Apple was able to make it thinner and a bit lighter anyway. Apple iPhone 6s counts with iOS 9.x operating system, while Google Pixel 3a comes with Android 11 operating system.
The Apple iPhone 6s counts with a little more vivid display than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a way worse 1334 x 750 resolution, a quite smaller screen and a lot worse amount of pixels in each inch in the display. The iPhone 6s counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone 6s counts with a bit superior processing unit than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a graphics processing unit. Google Pixel 3a has a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 6s, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1715mAh.
Google Pixel 3a takes a little bit better photos and videos than iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition, the Google Pixel 3a also has a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography in low light situations, a larger back camera sensor taking higher quality photos and a better 12.2 MP resolution back facing camera.
Although iPhone 6s is a better device, it is way more expensive than Google Pixel 3a, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Google Pixel 3a. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy iPhone 6s, but if you don't you can save some money and buy the Google Pixel 3a, giving up some specifications.
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