Comparison of Apple iPhone Xs 256Gb and Apple iPhone 6S 32Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Apple iPhone Xs 256Gb

Apple iPhone 6S 32Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Apple

Phone model

iPhone Xs 256Gb

iPhone 6S 32Gb

Year of release

2018

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

144 mm

138 mm

Body width

71 mm

67 mm

Body thickness

7.7 mm

7.1 mm

Weight

177 g

143 g

Volume

78.4 cm³

65.89 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Stainless steel

• Aluminium alloy

Colors

• Gray
• Golden
• Light gray

• Gray
• Golden
• Silver
• Pink

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Apple A12 Bionic

• Apple A9

CPU clock speed

2600 MHz

1500 MHz

Number of processor cores

6

3

Level 1 cache (L1)

128 + 128 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

8 MB

Processor size

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

7 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR GT7600

GPU clock speed

1100 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

4 GB

2 GB

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 256 GB

• 32 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Apple A12 Bionic

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 12

iOS 9

Battery

Battery capacity

2658

1715

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Call duration in GSM networks

20 h

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

240 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

20 h

14 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

240 h

Duration of listening to music

60 h

50 h

Video watching duration

14 h

11 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

12 h

11 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.8 in

4.7 in

Screen resolution

2436 x 1125 pixels

1334 x 750 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Pixel density

463 ppi

326 ppi

Screen technology

OLED

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

2.165

1.779

Contrast ratio

1000000:1

Screen brightness

625 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

12 Mp

12 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4619 x 2598 pixels

4608 x 2592 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Dual camera

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Dual LED

Digital zoom

5 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/1.8

Number of lens elements

6

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Face detection
• Ois
• Smart hdr

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

60 fps

60 fps

Digital video zoom

3 X

3 X

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

7 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3528 x 1984 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2.2

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Autodial

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1700 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz
• CDMA 2100 MHz

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1700 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz
• CDMA 2100 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 1900+ MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2300 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

5.0

4.2

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Cell ID location

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• JPEG

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AAX
• AAX+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• ALAC
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AAX
• AAX+
• ALAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dolby Digital support

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• DOC
• DOCX
• XLS
• XLSX
• PPT
• PPTX
• PDF
• ZIP

• PDF

AirPrint support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• ITunes
• App Store

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• AirDrop
• ICloud
• ICloud Keychain
• Карты
• ITunes

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Face scanner

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Data encryption in the phone

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.99 W/kg

0.93 W/kg