Screen
We are looking at the smartphone screen for a long time. Therefore, it is quite important to choose smartphone with rich and optimally saturated color gamut. Also, the most mature display technology used in smartphones must be safe (e.g., IPS or OLED). Which is better between Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus.
LED-backlit IPS LCD
Technology
LED-backlit IPS LCD
capacitive touchscreen
Touchscreen
capacitive touchscreen
4.7" inc
Screen size
5.5" inc
60.9 cm2
Screen area
83.4 cm2
16:9 (height:width)
Screen format
16:9 (height:width)
65.6%
Screen to body ratio
67.4%
750 x 1334 px
Screen resolution
1080 x 1920 px
326 PPI
PPI /points per inch/
401 PPI
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Screen protection
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
3D Touch
Other
Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button -True-tone
Camera and Video
The smartphone camera plays significant role - it is one of several factors that determine the quality of a digital photo. When compare the smartphones, it is necessary to account megapixels on sensors of the primary and front facing cameras, and also availability of the flash and video-shooting option. Let's see which is better between Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus.
12 MP, Single
Rear camera, main
12 MP, Dual
12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF
Camera specs
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Functions
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
5 MP, Single
Front camera, selfie
7 MP, Single
5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Specifications
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
no data
DxOMark Main Score
94
Performance
Ok, who win? Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus. The smartphone must work fast. The higher the clock speed and the more RAM your smartphone has, the faster and better it can be. Also, you have to pay attention to the benchmark results.
iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Operating system OS
iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Apple A9 (14 nm)
Chipset
Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
Processor CPU
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
Graphics processor GPU
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Internal memory
64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
133981
Antutu 7 score
232145
2273
GeekBench 4 Single Core
4224
3928
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core
10193
148076
Antutu 8 score
305167
1488
GeekBench 4 Battery
2842
General specs
Here is some information we have collected – from date of release and battery capacity to weight and color gamut of the smartphones. It is time to pick the winner. What is the difference between Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus.
2015, September
Release date
2017, September
138.3 Х 67.1 Х 7.1 mm
Dimensions (HxWxD)
158.4 Х 78.1 Х 7.5 mm
Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Colors
Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
1715 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery
2691 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
500 EUR
Approximate price
770 EUR
Stand by time- Up to 240 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
Battery life
Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Front glass, aluminum body
Body build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
As a result of comparison Apple iPhone 6s and Apple iPhone 8 Plus , you understand what device is better and what is worst. Below are parameters and data sets which were used for analysis and comparison.
Nano-SIM
SIM card
Nano-SIM
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Yes (Apple Pay only)
NFC
Yes
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
4.2, A2DP, LE
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
Harmful irradiation
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Others
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Appl
