Screen size
iPhone 17Winner: 6.3"+13%
iPhone 6 Plus5.5"
Quick verdict
iPhone 17 leads the measured specs 16-3.
Measured wins
iPhone 17
16
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
iPhone 6 Plus
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPhone 17
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
iPhone 6 Plus
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPhone 17
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
iPhone 6 Plus
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524, CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (CDMA), A1524
3G bands
iPhone 17
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
iPhone 6 Plus
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1522 (GSM), A1522 (CDMA), A1524, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1522 (CDMA), A1524, TD-SCDMA - A1524
4G bands
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
iPhone 17
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3520, 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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3258, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3519, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3521
iPhone 6 Plus
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1522 GSM, A1522 CDMA, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1524
5G bands
iPhone 17
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3520, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3258, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3519, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3521
iPhone 6 Plus
-
Speed
iPhone 17
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
iPhone 6 Plus
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone 17
2025, September 09
iPhone 6 Plus
2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19
Status
iPhone 17
Available. Released 2025, September 19
iPhone 6 Plus
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPhone 17
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
iPhone 6 Plus
158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
Weight
iPhone 17
177 g (6.24 oz)
iPhone 6 Plus
172 g (6.07 oz)
Build
iPhone 17
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back
iPhone 6 Plus
Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM
iPhone 17
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
iPhone 6 Plus
Nano-SIM
Other
iPhone 17
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
iPhone 6 Plus
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type
iPhone 17
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
iPhone 6 Plus
IPS LCD
Size
iPhone 17
6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone 6 Plus
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 17
1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone 6 Plus
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 17
Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5
iPhone 6 Plus
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other
iPhone 17
Anti-reflective coating
iPhone 6 Plus
-
OS
iPhone 17
iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
iPhone 6 Plus
iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.8
Chipset
iPhone 17
Apple A19 (3 nm)
iPhone 6 Plus
Apple A8 (20 nm)
CPU
iPhone 17
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
iPhone 6 Plus
Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)
GPU
iPhone 17
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
iPhone 6 Plus
PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 17
No
iPhone 6 Plus
No
Internal
iPhone 17
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
iPhone 6 Plus
16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
Other
iPhone 17
NVMe
iPhone 6 Plus
-
Dual
iPhone 17
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
iPhone 6 Plus
-
Features
iPhone 17
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
iPhone 6 Plus
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
iPhone 17
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
iPhone 6 Plus
1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Single
iPhone 17
-
iPhone 6 Plus
8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF, OIS
Single
iPhone 17
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone 6 Plus
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features
iPhone 17
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
iPhone 6 Plus
face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video
iPhone 17
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
iPhone 6 Plus
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPhone 17
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone 6 Plus
Yes
3.5mm jack
iPhone 17
No
iPhone 6 Plus
Yes
Other
iPhone 17
-
iPhone 6 Plus
16-bit/44.1kHz audio
WLAN
iPhone 17
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot
iPhone 6 Plus
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 17
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPhone 6 Plus
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 17
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
iPhone 6 Plus
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
iPhone 17
Yes
iPhone 6 Plus
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio
iPhone 17
No
iPhone 6 Plus
No
USB
iPhone 17
USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
iPhone 6 Plus
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPhone 17
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone 6 Plus
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPhone 17
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
iPhone 6 Plus
-
Type
iPhone 17
Li-Ion 3692 mAh
iPhone 6 Plus
Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)
Charging
iPhone 17
Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired
iPhone 6 Plus
-
Stand-by
iPhone 17
-
iPhone 6 Plus
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time
iPhone 17
-
iPhone 6 Plus
Up to 24 h (3G)
Colors
iPhone 17
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender
iPhone 6 Plus
Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Models
iPhone 17
iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521
iPhone 6 Plus
A1522, A1524, iPhone7,1
SAR
iPhone 17
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
iPhone 6 Plus
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 17
1.49 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
iPhone 6 Plus
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)
Price
iPhone 17
$ 849.99 / £ 729.00 / € 857.79
iPhone 6 Plus
About 420 EUR