Screen size
iPhone 17Winner: 6.3"+13%
iPhone 6s Plus5.5"
Quick verdict
iPhone 17 leads the measured specs 17-2.
Measured wins
iPhone 17
17
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
iPhone 6s Plus
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPhone 17
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
iPhone 6s Plus
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPhone 17
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
iPhone 6s Plus
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G bands
iPhone 17
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
iPhone 6s Plus
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
iPhone 17
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
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 6s Plus
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 - A1633, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1634
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 6s Plus
-
Speed
iPhone 17
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
iPhone 6s Plus
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone 17
2025, September 09
iPhone 6s Plus
2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25
Status
iPhone 17
Available. Released 2025, September 19
iPhone 6s Plus
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPhone 17
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
iPhone 6s Plus
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight
iPhone 17
177 g (6.24 oz)
iPhone 6s Plus
192 g (6.77 oz)
Build
iPhone 17
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back
iPhone 6s 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 6s 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 6s 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 6s Plus
IPS LCD
Size
iPhone 17
6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone 6s Plus
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 17
1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone 6s Plus
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 17
Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5
iPhone 6s Plus
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other
iPhone 17
Anti-reflective coating
iPhone 6s Plus
3D Touch display
OS
iPhone 17
iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
iPhone 6s Plus
iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.8.5
Chipset
iPhone 17
Apple A19 (3 nm)
iPhone 6s Plus
Apple A9 (14/16 nm - maker dependant)
CPU
iPhone 17
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
iPhone 6s Plus
Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU
iPhone 17
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
iPhone 6s Plus
PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 17
No
iPhone 6s Plus
No
Internal
iPhone 17
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
iPhone 6s Plus
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
Other
iPhone 17
NVMe
iPhone 6s Plus
NVMe
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 6s Plus
-
Features
iPhone 17
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
iPhone 6s 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 6s Plus
4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Single
iPhone 17
-
iPhone 6s Plus
12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
Single
iPhone 17
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone 6s Plus
5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features
iPhone 17
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
iPhone 6s Plus
Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video
iPhone 17
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
iPhone 6s Plus
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPhone 17
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone 6s Plus
Yes
3.5mm jack
iPhone 17
No
iPhone 6s Plus
Yes
Other
iPhone 17
-
iPhone 6s Plus
16-bit/44.1kHz audio
WLAN
iPhone 17
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot
iPhone 6s Plus
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 17
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPhone 6s Plus
4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 17
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
iPhone 6s Plus
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
iPhone 17
Yes
iPhone 6s Plus
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio
iPhone 17
No
iPhone 6s Plus
No
USB
iPhone 17
USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
iPhone 6s Plus
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPhone 17
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone 6s 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 6s Plus
-
Type
iPhone 17
Li-Ion 3692 mAh
iPhone 6s Plus
Li-Ion 2750 mAh, non-removable (10.45 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 6s Plus
-
Stand-by
iPhone 17
-
iPhone 6s Plus
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time
iPhone 17
-
iPhone 6s Plus
Up to 24 h (3G)
Colors
iPhone 17
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender
iPhone 6s Plus
Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Models
iPhone 17
iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521
iPhone 6s Plus
A1634, A1687, A1690, A1699, iPhone8,2
SAR
iPhone 17
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
iPhone 6s Plus
1.12 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 17
1.49 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
iPhone 6s Plus
0.93 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
Price
iPhone 17
$ 849.99 / £ 729.00 / € 857.79
iPhone 6s Plus
About 240 EUR