Which one is best for you?
iPhone 6s Plus was the talk of the tech world when it was released in September 2015 – but how does it stand up to the new premium iPhone X?
The first thing you’ll notice about iPhone X is that it’s had an image change. A thinner, more flexible screen curves round the sides to meet the smooth glass back. The home button has been removed and replaced by a bar that’s incorporated into the screen. It’s slightly smaller than iPhone 6s Plus – but thanks to these design changes actually has a larger screen – 5.8 inches’ vs 5.5 inches – so your videos and images will look even better.
There’s a new section at the top to accommodate the front facing camera and 3D sensors, too. These allow much better facial recognition – so you can unlock iPhone X just by looking into the screen. They’ll also help you take better selfies, and even create ‘animojis’, where your expression is mapped onto personalised 3D emojis.
iPhone X also features Apples new A11 chip – which is faster and more efficient than the A10. It even boasts machine learning, so Face ID can adapt to changes in your appearance over time. And, as well as the new screen technology and 3D face recognition, iPhone X, pushes ahead with little details such as optical image stabilisation in both of the rear-facing lenses for clearer action pictures and videos.
So ultimately, iPhone X wins out in pretty much every metric. It is smaller, but with a bigger screen, more features, faster chip – and even supports wireless charging. iPhone 6s Plus is still a very desirable smartphone. But if you absolutely must have the best iPhone in the room – iPhone X is the one.
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Apple
iPhone X
Experience realistic colours and crystal clear images on the 5.8-inch True Tone display
Take close-up shots with the dual lens camera and use the Portrait lighting feature to seriously up your selfie game
Explore new worlds with a range of dedicated augmented reality apps
Unlock your phone securely with ease thanks to intelligent face recognition
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Apple
iPhone 6s Plus
Capture the action with Optical image stabilisation and Cinematic video stabilisation
Gamer or a film buff? With a 5.5 inch display, bigger can be better
Take great selfies with the 5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera
Stay in touch for longer with an impressive 24 hours talk time on 3G
| Name | iPhone X | iPhone 6s Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Image |
Buy the iPhone X |
Buy the iPhone 6s Plus |
| Display |
5.8 inches (diagonal) |
5.5 inches |
| Size and weight |
Height: 143.6 mm Width: 70.9 mm Depth: 7.7 mm Weight: 174 grams |
Height: 158.2 mm Width: 77.9 mm Depth: 7.3 mm Weight: 192 grams |
| Rear camera |
12 MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras |
12 MP |
| Front camera |
7 MP |
5 MP |
| Video recording |
4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps or 60fps |
4K video recording at 30 fps |
| Processor |
A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture Embedded M11 motion coprocessor |
A9 chip with 64-bit architecture |
| Battery | 2716 mAh | |
| Storage |
64 GB 256 GB |
16GB 64GB 128GB |
| Splash, water and dust resistant | Yes | - |
| Buy now | Buy the iPhone X | Buy the iPhone 6s Plus |