We’ve come up with this smartphone comparison that will help those of you that want to upgrade your iPhone but are still unsure. The iPhone 5S has been around ever since last year’s September, so 5S owners might be considering getting a newer device. A tech even recently took place, and Apple used it to unveil its newest flagship device, the iPhone 6. Not only did the manufacturer bring the iPhone 6, but it also brought its big brother, the iPhone 6 Plus, which features a 5.5 inch screen. The regular iPhone 6’s display is 4.7 inches. That being said, we can move on to the actual comparison.
Display and Design
All iPhone models involved use LED-Backlit IPS LCD technology for their displays. The Retina Display is one of the highlight features for Apple devices. The screen size grows gradually , hand in hand with the phone’s age, as the iPhone 5S brings along a 4.0 inch display, while the iPhone 6 packs a larger 4.7 inch display. The iPhone 6 Plus, which also the last of the bunch to get a release date, will have the biggest screen, measuring 5.5 inches and a 401 ppi pixel density. The other two devices share the same pixel density, which clocks in at 326 ppi.
The design of the upcoming iPhone models is a little different from what users could see with the iPhone 5S, but we’re not talking about incredibly radical aspect changes. The most notable of them all might just be the rounded corners which kicked the sharp edges of the 5S out of the scene. Also, the devices feature the same premium look and feel to them, adopting a ceramic-like metallic finish. The devices use toughened glass, although it’s not what many believed as the sapphire crystal glass. The two iPhone 6 variants are allegedly very comfortable to hold in hand.
With 0.30 inches in thickness and 112 grams in weight, the iPhone 5S is both thicker but not heavier than the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which have 0.27 inches and 0.28 inches respectively in thickness, as well as 129 grams and 172 grams in weight.
Hardware and Software
As expected, the two iPhone 6 models present superior features due to their fresh announcement, whereas the 5S hasn’t been fresh for quite some time now. The usual internal storage options have changed, as the previous variety that included 16, 32 and 64 GB models is no longer available. In the same option list, which is also offered with the 5S, the 32 GB model has been swapped for a much bigger model with 128 GB in the case of the new iPhone 6. The older model features the Apple A7 dual core processor, clocked at 1.3 GHz, while for the iPhone 6 variants, Apple has used the newer Apple A8 chip, which is a 1.4 GHz dual core unit. It’s the same story with the operating system, as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus pack Apple’s latest iOS 8, while the 5s, although might get iOS 8 one day, still operates on iOS 7 for the moment.
The 4.7 inch iPhone 6 comes with digital image stabilization for its camera, while the bigger iPhone 6 will use optical image stabilization (OIS). Other from that, the shooters are pretty much the same, as all three devices have 8 MP in the rear and 1.2 MP in the front. FaceTime has also been improved in the latest variants.
Battery
According to Apple, the iPhone 6 will sustain the phone’s life for 14 hours of talk time and 250 hours of standby time, while the iPhone 6 Plus will handle 24 hours and 384 hours, respectively. Further battery details are still unknown regarding the battery, but if we are to trust Apple which promised that it is an improvement when compared to last year’s iPhone, we can speculated that it would have more than the 5S’s 1560 mAh.
Tie Breakers
While all three devices might pack the same features in a lot of cases, such as the Touch ID fingerprint scanner or the nano SIM capabilities, there are also things that the 5S cannot do, therefore falling behind its successors. Both iPhone 6 models will include NFC capabilities that can be used for new features like ApplePay. Also, a landscape mode has been added, which lets users view screen content in landscape mode in a tablet king of way.
The iPhone 5S is now available on Amazon.com for about $600, while the price for any of the iPhone 6 models is believed to be more steep than that.
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