Apple iPhone 12 vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 12

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Apple iPhone 12 or Apple iPhone 6s Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 12 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
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Release date 2020, October 13 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.07 in
Weight 164 g | 5.78 oz 192 g | 6.77 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 2815 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 2750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 65 h
Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 80 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 5.5" in
Screen area 90.2 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.0% 67.7%
Screen resolution 1170 x 2532 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 460 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-625 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
- 3D Touch display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6''
-12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 122
DxOMark Photo 132
DxOMark Video 112
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 5 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 14.1 iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1070567 231491
Antutu 10 CPU 281737 69288
Antutu 10 GPU 326234 69989
Antutu 10 Mem 170150 38586
Antutu 10 UX 281737 69288
Antutu 8 Total 598478 171835
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1998 602
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 4418 838
GeekBench 6 Metal 15923 2849
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1580 535
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3920 983

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) - A1633 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1634
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.93 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi fast wireless charging 15W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2399 (International); A2176 (USA); A2398 (Canada, Japan); A2400 (China); A2399 (Hong Kong)

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Reviews and Opinions on Apple iPhone 12 and Apple iPhone 6s Plus

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Mike
2021-12-06 15:38:06
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I like the iPhone 12 better then the iPhone 6s Plus. Can confirm.