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Apple iPhone 6s
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2016-10-20 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 3.6 |
| 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
IPhone 6s is a little bit better than Google Pixel XL, getting a global score of 83 against 81.3. The iPhone 6s design is thinner and lighter than the Google Pixel XL, even though it was released a bit more over a year before. The iPhone 6s features just a bit better screen than Google Pixel XL, although it has a lot lesser pixels per inch of display, a bit smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels.
Apple iPhone 6s has as much memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Google Pixel XL, both of them have the same internal memory. IPhone 6s counts with a better performing CPU than Google Pixel XL, because although it has lesser RAM and 2 lesser and slower CPU cores, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bits processor.
The Google Pixel XL counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 6s, because it has a 3450mAh battery size. The Google Pixel XL shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Google Pixel XL also has a more MP back-facing camera, a way larger back camera sensor taking lot better quality videos and photographs and a larger camera aperture.
IPhone 6s is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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