What's the Difference Between the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus?
Today, Apple unloaded two very exciting new devices: the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. Here's how they stack up against the last model, iPhone 5S:
| iPhone 6 Plus | iPhone 6 | iPhone 5S |
Screen Size | 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches | 4 inches |
Thickness | 7.1 mm | 6.9 mm | 7.6 mm |
Weight | 6.07 ounces | 4.55 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
Display | 1920 x 1080 pixels, 401 pixels per inch | 1334 x 750 pixels, 326 ppi | 1136 x 640 pixel, 326 ppi |
Battery Life | Audio: 80 hours Video: 14 Wi-Fi browsing: 12 LTE browsing: 12 3G browsing: 12 3G talk: 24 Standby (days): 16 | Audio: 50 hours Video: 11 Wi-Fi browsing: 11 LTE browsing: 11 3G browsing: 10 3G talk: 14 Standby (days): 10 | Audio: 40 hours Video: 10 Wi-Fi browsing: 10 LTE browsing: 10 3G browsing: 8 3G talk: 8 Standby (days): 10 |
Camera | 8 megapixel cameras, optical image stabilization | 8 megapixel cameras, optical image stabilization | 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.2 megapixel front camera |
Processor | 64 Bit A8: 25 percent faster processing. 50 percent faster graphics than A7. | 64 Bit A8 | 64 Bit A7 |
Price (with two year contract) | $299 16 GB $399 64 GB $499 128 GB | $199 16 GB $299 64 GB $399 128 GB | $99 16 GB $149 32 GB
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All three models come in the colors space grey, silver and gold:
You can preorder the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus on September 12th. They'll go on sale in stores September 19th at 8 a.m. My personal recommendation (and what I'll be buying on the 19th): the iPhone 6 in Silver, 64 GB. It's right in the middle in every way: color, size, capacity and price.
This article was originally published at http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/09/whats-the-difference-between-the-iphone-5s-iphone-6-and-iphone-6-plus/379838/
