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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2016-10-20 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 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 | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 4.72 |
| 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
The iPhone 6s Plus is slightly better than Google Pixel XL, having a overall score of 84.2 against 81.3. The iPhone 6s Plus design is somewhat thinner than the Google Pixel XL, but it's heavier and was released just 14 months before. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a bit more vivid screen than Google Pixel XL, although it has a quite lower pixel density and a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, they both have a same size display.
The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a quite better hardware performance than Google Pixel XL, because although it has lesser RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit. Google Pixel XL has just a bit better camera than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Google Pixel XL also has a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and video, a camera in the back with a better resolution and a lot bigger back camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and photographs.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus's storage for games and applications is very similar to Google Pixel XL's one, both of them have the same internal memory. Google Pixel XL has better battery life than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 3450mAh of battery capacity against 2750mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the iPhone 6s Plus is also by far the cheapest one.
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