Screen size
iPhone 17eWinner: 6.1"+9.8%
iPhone 6 Plus5.5"
Quick verdict
iPhone 17e leads the measured specs 16-3.
Measured wins
iPhone 17e
16
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
iPhone 6 Plus
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPhone 17e
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPhone 6 Plus
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPhone 17e
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 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 17e
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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 17e
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 - A3575
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 17e
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 - A3575
iPhone 6 Plus
-
Speed
iPhone 17e
HSPA, LTE, 5G
iPhone 6 Plus
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone 17e
2026, March 02
iPhone 6 Plus
2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19
Status
iPhone 17e
Released Mar 11, 2026
iPhone 6 Plus
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPhone 17e
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 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 17e
169 g (5.96 oz)
iPhone 6 Plus
172 g (6.07 oz)
Build
iPhone 17e
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), glass back, aluminum frame
iPhone 6 Plus
Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM
iPhone 17e
· 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 17e
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 17e
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
iPhone 6 Plus
IPS LCD
Size
iPhone 17e
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone 6 Plus
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 17e
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone 6 Plus
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 17e
Ceramic Shield 2
iPhone 6 Plus
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other
iPhone 17e
Anti-reflective coating
iPhone 6 Plus
-
OS
iPhone 17e
iOS 26.3
iPhone 6 Plus
iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.8
Chipset
iPhone 17e
Apple A19 (3 nm)
iPhone 6 Plus
Apple A8 (20 nm)
CPU
iPhone 17e
Hexa-core
iPhone 6 Plus
Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)
GPU
iPhone 17e
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
iPhone 6 Plus
PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 17e
No
iPhone 6 Plus
No
Internal
iPhone 17e
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
iPhone 6 Plus
16GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
Other
iPhone 17e
NVMe
iPhone 6 Plus
-
Single
iPhone 17e
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
iPhone 6 Plus
8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF, OIS
Features
iPhone 17e
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
iPhone 6 Plus
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
iPhone 17e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
iPhone 6 Plus
1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Single
iPhone 17e
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone 6 Plus
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features
iPhone 17e
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
iPhone 6 Plus
face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video
iPhone 17e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, Dolby Vision HDR
iPhone 6 Plus
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPhone 17e
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone 6 Plus
Yes
3.5mm jack
iPhone 17e
No
iPhone 6 Plus
Yes
Other
iPhone 17e
-
iPhone 6 Plus
16-bit/44.1kHz audio
WLAN
iPhone 17e
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
iPhone 6 Plus
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 17e
5.3, A2DP, LE
iPhone 6 Plus
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 17e
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
iPhone 6 Plus
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
iPhone 17e
Yes
iPhone 6 Plus
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio
iPhone 17e
No
iPhone 6 Plus
No
USB
iPhone 17e
USB Type-C 2.0
iPhone 6 Plus
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPhone 17e
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone 6 Plus
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPhone 17e
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
iPhone 6 Plus
-
Type
iPhone 17e
Li-Ion 4005 mAh
iPhone 6 Plus
Li-Po 2915 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)
Charging
iPhone 17e
Wired, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless MagSafe/Qi2
iPhone 6 Plus
-
Stand-by
iPhone 17e
-
iPhone 6 Plus
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time
iPhone 17e
-
iPhone 6 Plus
Up to 24 h (3G)
Colors
iPhone 17e
Black, White, Soft Pink
iPhone 6 Plus
Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Models
iPhone 17e
A3634, A3575
iPhone 6 Plus
A1522, A1524, iPhone7,1
Price
iPhone 17e
About 700 EUR
iPhone 6 Plus
About 420 EUR
SAR
iPhone 17e
-
iPhone 6 Plus
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 17e
-
iPhone 6 Plus
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)