Apple iPhone 6s Plus specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Apple iPhone 6s Plus
  • Released 2015, September 25 192g, 7.3mm thickness iOS 9, up to iOS 15.6 16GB/32GB/128GB storage, no card slot
  • Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) Nano-SIM About 268.8 USD
  • 5.5" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 2GB RAM Apple A9
  • 2750mAh Li-Ion

Apple iPhone 6s Plus overview

Apple iPhone 6s Plus is a smartphone that runs on iOS. It was released on 2015, September 25. Apple iPhone 6s Plus has 5.5 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels screen with Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating. Apple iPhone 6s Plus uses Apple A9 (14 nm) chipset, Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister CPU, PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Nano-SIM. It has 12MP Single main camera, 5MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 2750 mAh, non-removable (10.45 Wh) battery. The price of Apple iPhone 6s Plus is about 268.8 USD.

Score the key features of Apple iPhone 6s Plus compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 44 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 70 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 69 / 100 points
  • Price: 32 / 100 points

Apple iPhone 6s Plus full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 - A1633
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1634
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
  Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
  3D Touch display

PLATFORM

OS iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.6
Chipset Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
  NVMe

MAIN CAMERA

Single 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Siri natural language commands and dictation

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2750 mAh, non-removable (10.45 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play Up to 80 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Models A1634, A1687, A1690, A1699, iPhone8,2
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.93 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
Price About 268.8 USD

TESTS

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2261
Display Contrast ratio: 1382:1 (nominal), 3.530 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 64dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -71.1dB
Battery life Endurance rating 85h

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