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Comparison: Apple iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus vs iPhone 5S

Much rumored iPhone 6 has now been launched officially and it’s not only one but two iPhone 6 devices this year. iPhone 6 comes with pretty large screen as 4.7″ display than of previous iPhone 5S. In addition the other is iPhone 6 Plus comes with even larger screen as 5.5″ display.

Other than the physical and display sizes iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus share almost everything from inside. Another plus point with iPhone 6 Plus is that it comes with now-famous Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) first time. OIS however is not new in smartphones but we believe it’s must have addition in smartphones photography.

That’s only how they both differ from each others. Comparatively, the new iPhone devices come with improved and enhanced hardware inside as well as they will come with iOS 8 built-in. Now, Apple seems to be upsizing its iPhone devices to catch up with other manufacturers including Samsung (specially), HTC, Nokia (now Microsoft Devices), LG etc. They have been into manufacturing larger phones (aka phablets) up to 6 inches. Apple was only staying back with their standard screen size on every next iPhone. iPhone 5 was the first to have some increased size.

Other than the size variation in iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, both are slimmer then their previous counterparts and have an additional jump to 128 GB storage option. Apple’s new A8 chipset with the M8 motion coprocessor is also a big shift from iPhone 5S.

You really want to check our comparison charts below right side by side.

iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5S Specifications Comparison

iPhone 6 Plus

iPhone 6

iPhone 5S

Colors

Silver, gold, and space gray

Price

	2-year	No Contract
16GB	$299	$749
64GB	$399	$849
128GB	$499	$949

	2-year	No Contract
16GB	$199	$649
64GB	$299	$749
128GB	$399	$849

	2-year	Unlocked
16GB	$99	$549
32GB	$149	$599

Dimensions

6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inchesWeight: 172 grams

5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inchesWeight: 129 grams

4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inchesWeight: 112 grams

Display

5.5-inch LED-backlitIPS display

4.7-inch LED-backlitIPS display

4-inch LED-backlitIPS display

iOS 8

iOS 7 (iOS 8 compatible)

Chipset / CPU

A8 chip 64-bit architecture, M8 motion coprocessor, 1.4GHz Dual-core CPU

A7 chip 64-bit architecture, M7 motion coprocessor, 1.4GHz Dual-core CPU

Primary Camera

8-megapixel camera,Resolution 3264×2448 pxAutofocus with Focus Pixelsƒ/2.2 aperture, Optical image stabilization, True Tone flash, 5-element lens, Hybrid IR filter, BSI sensor, HDR, Panorama (up to 43 MP)

8-megapixel camera,Resolution 3264×2448 pxAutofocus with Focus Pixelsƒ/2.2 aperture, True Tone flash, 5-element lens, Hybrid IR filter, BSI sensor, HDR, Panorama (up to 43 MP)

8-megapixel camera,Resolution 3264×2448 pxAutofocus,
ƒ/2.2 aperture, True Tone flash, 5-element lens, Hybrid IR filter, BSI sensor, HDR, Panorama

Video Recording:1080p HD at 30 fps or 60 fps, True Tone flash, Slo-mo video (120 fps or 240 fps), Time-lapse video, Video stabilization, Cinematic video stabilization, Continuous autofocus, Take still photos while recording video, 3x zoom

Video Recording:1080p HD at 30 fps, True Tone flash, Slo-mo video (120 fps), Time-lapse video, Video stabilization, Take still photos while recording video, 3x zoom

Front Camera

1.2-megapixel photos (1280 x 960 px), ƒ/2.2 aperture, 720p HD, BSI sensor, Auto HDR, Exposure Control.

1.2-megapixel photos (1280 x 960 px), ƒ/2.4 aperture, 720p HD, BSI sensor, Auto HDR, Exposure Control.

Data, Networks

GSM/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (CDMA models only), LTE, VoLTE, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, GPS and GLONASS

GSM/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (CDMA models only), LTE, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and GLONASS

Audio Playback

Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video Formats

H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Power / battery

lithium-ion battery,Talktime: Up to 24 hours on 3GStandby: Up to 16 days (384 hours)

lithium-ion battery,Talktime: Up to 14 hours on 3GStandby: Up to 10 days (250 hours)

lithium-ion battery,Talktime: Up to 10 hours on 3GStandby: Up to 10 days (250 hours)

Sensors

Touch ID, Barometer, Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor

Touch ID, Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor

Extras

Nano SIM, Lightning Connector,

Khurram Ali

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