Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Apple
iPhone 6 Plus
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Apple
iPhone 7 Plus

At a glance

Brand
Apple
Apple
Release date
September 2014, 11 years 8 months ago
September 2016, 9 years 8 months ago
AnTuTu
102.508 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 45% of devices
240.017 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 35% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
5.5"
Resolution
1080 x 1920 px FHD
1080 x 1920 px FHD
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
401 ppi Very high density
401 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
16:9
16:9
Features
Without Notch, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), 1300:1 contrast ratio, Retina HD display, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating
Without Notch, Brightnes 625 cd/m² (typ), 1300:1 dynamic contrast ratio, Full sRGB standard, Retina HD display, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Ion-strengthtened glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Force Touch

Performance

Chipset
Apple A8
Apple A10 Fusion
CPU
2x Cyclone v2 1,4 GHz
2x low energy core + 2x high performance core
CPU type
Dual-Core
Quad-Core
Process
20 nm
16 nm
Frequency
1.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GX6250
PowerVR 7XT Plus
RAM
1 GB
3 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
12 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor
Apple iSight Camera (6)
Apple iSight Duo Camera (7)
Pixel size
1.47 µm
1.22 µm
Sensor size
1/3.0"
1/3"
Flash
Dual LED
Quad LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
Yes
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
Yes, 240 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, Exposure compensation, Self-timer
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Front camera

Resolution
1.2 Mpx
7 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ --

Battery

Capacity
2915 mAh
2900 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
No
No
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
16 GB
32 GB
SD slot
No
No

Body

Dimensions
77.8 mm 158.1 mm 7.1 mm Print 3D Model
77.9 mm 158.2 mm 7.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
172 g
188 g
Materials
Aluminium alloy
Aluminium alloy
Colors
Gold Silver Gray
Black Gold Silver Rose Gold Jet Black
Usable surface
67 %
67 %
Water/dust resistance
IP67

Software

Operating system
iOS 12 iOS 12
iOS 15 iPadOS 15

Connectivity

SIM
Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 4.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi, Cell ID
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi, Cell ID

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B27 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B30 (2300), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the front
Yes, on the front
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

Compared with Apple iPhone 6 Plus

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    iPhone 6 Plus
    1 GB · 5.5" · Apple A8
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    Apple iPhone 6
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    iPhone 6
    1 GB · 4.7" · Apple A8
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Compared with Apple iPhone 7 Plus

  • Apple
    iPhone 7 Plus
    3 GB · 5.5" · Apple A10 Fusion
    Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    Apple iPhone 7
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    iPhone 7
    2 GB · 4.7" · Apple A10 Fusion
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  • Apple
    iPhone 7 Plus
    3 GB · 5.5" · Apple A10 Fusion
    Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    Apple iPhone 6s Plus
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    iPhone 6s Plus
    2 GB · 5.5" · Apple A9
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  • Apple
    iPhone 7 Plus
    3 GB · 5.5" · Apple A10 Fusion
    Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    Apple iPhone 6
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    iPhone 6
    1 GB · 4.7" · Apple A8
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