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iPhone 6s Plus

Released September 2015

The iPhone 6s Plus is Apple's 5.5-inch iPhone from 2015, adding 3D Touch, the A9 chip, a 12-megapixel camera with optical image stabilisation and 4K video, and a 5-megapixel front camera to the iPhone 6 Plus design, suited to anyone comparing older big-screen iPhones before upgrading.

Model history · 2 models, 2014–2015

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Screen: 5.5″
Display: LCD, 60 Hz
Chip: A9
Memory: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB – 128 GB
Main camera: 12 MP
Zoom: –
Battery: 2,750 mAh
Weight: 192 g

Compact

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree the 6s Plus is fast, with a bright display, improved cameras and promising 3D Touch. All three found it large, and TechRadar and CNET judged it expensive; CNET noted other large phones last longer on a charge, and Trusted Reviews missed fast charging and found 16GB of storage too little.

From techradar.com, cnet.com and trustedreviews.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size: 5.5″
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Sharpness: 401 pixels per inch
Panel: LCD
Refresh rate: 60 Hz
Peak brightness: 500 nits
Display type: Retina HD display with 3D Touch; 5.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen LCD Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
Pixel density: 401 ppi
Brightness detail: 500 cd/m² max brightness (typical)
Screen protection: Ion-strengthened glass; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front
Display features: 3D Touch; 1300:1 contrast ratio (typical); full sRGB standard; dual-domain pixels for wide viewing angles; Display Zoom; Reachability

Performance

Chip: A9
Memory: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
CPU: A9 chip with 64-bit architecture and embedded M9 motion coprocessor; dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister (GSMArena); 2 GB of LPDDR4 RAM (GSMArena; SK Hynix part per iFixit)
GPU: PowerVR GT7600 (GSMArena)

Cameras

Main camera: 12 MP
Ultra wide camera: None
Telephoto camera: None
Optical zoom: None
Front camera: 5 MP
Main camera: 12-megapixel camera, ƒ/2.2 aperture, autofocus with Focus Pixels, optical image stabilisation, True Tone flash, five-element lens, hybrid IR filter, backside illumination sensor, sapphire crystal lens cover
Front camera: FaceTime HD camera with 5-megapixel photos, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash
Zoom: Digital zoom up to 5x (photos) and 3x (video)
Video recording: 4K at 30 fps; 1080p at 30 or 60 fps; 720p at 30 fps; slo-mo 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps; time-lapse with stabilisation; optical image stabilisation for video; cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p); 8MP stills while recording 4K
Front video: 720p HD
Camera features: Live Photos with stabilisation; panorama (up to 63 megapixels); auto HDR; burst mode; timer mode; local tone mapping; face detection

Battery and charging

Battery: 2,750 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim): Up to 14 hours
Wireless charging: None
Battery life detail: Talk time up to 24 hours on 3G; standby up to 16 days; internet use up to 12 hours on 3G, LTE or Wi-Fi; HD video playback up to 14 hours; audio playback up to 80 hours; 10.45 Wh, 2,750 mAh (iFixit)
Wired charging: Charging via USB to a computer or power adapter

Design

Type: Standard
Weight: 192 g
Thickness: 7.3 mm
Height × width: 158.2 × 77.9 mm
Materials: 7000 series aluminium with ion-strengthened glass
Colours: Rose Gold, Gold, Silver, Space Grey
Buttons: Touch ID sensor; volume up/down; ring/silent; on/off, sleep/wake
Biometrics: Touch ID fingerprint sensor built into the Home button
Sensors: Touch ID fingerprint sensor; barometer; three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor

Software

Operating system: iOS
Software at launch: iOS 9

Connectivity

Mobile network: Model A1687: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29); TD-LTE (bands 38, 39, 40, 41); VoLTE; Wi-Fi calling
SIM: Nano-SIM (GSMArena)
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11ac with MIMO
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2
NFC: NFC for Apple Pay
USB: Lightning connector; 3.5 mm headphone jack; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p through the Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Positioning: Assisted GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation

Storage options

Storage
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

12MP camera with optical image stabilisation for photos and video, and 4K at 30 fps
5MP FaceTime HD front camera with Retina Flash
5.5-inch 1080p display at 401 ppi with 3D Touch

Cons

192 g, against 172 g for the iPhone 6 Plus
2,750 mAh battery (iFixit), smaller than the iPhone 6 Plus's 2,915 mAh
No water resistance rating

Closest rivals

Model	Screen	Display	Chip	Memory	Storage	Main camera	Zoom	Battery	Weight	Released
SamsungGalaxy A7 (2015)	5.5″	OLED	Exynos 5430 (LTE single-SIM)	2 GB	16 GB	13 MP	–	2,600 mAh	141 g	Jan 2015
SamsungGalaxy A8 (2015)	5.7″	OLED	Exynos 5430	2 GB	32 GB	16 MP	–	3,050 mAh	151 g	Jul 2015
MotorolaMoto G4	5.5″	LCD	Qualcomm Snapdragon 617	2 GB	16 GB – 32 GB	13 MP	–	3,000 mAh	155 g	2016

Previous model: iPhone 6 Plus. Newer model: iPhone 7 Plus.

Sources

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