When Apple's introduced its two newest marquee handsets yesterday, the most readily discernible difference between the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus was their sizes. And that's no wonder -- the latter has nearly an inch more display real estate (5.5-inch vs. 4.7-inch) and weighs about 1.5 ounces more than its smaller sibling. The 6 Plus also costs $100 at each storage capacity than its smaller sibling.
APPLE IPHONE 6 VS. IPHONE 6 PLUS
| iPhone 6 | iPhone 6 Plus |
Display | 4.7 inches (119.38mm) with 1,334 x 750-pixel resolution | 5.5 inches (139.7mm) with 1,920 x 1,080-pixel resolution |
Pixel density | 326ppi | 401ppi |
Dimensions | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches (138.1 x 67 x 6.9mm) | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches (158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1mm) |
Weight | 4.55 ounces (129g) | 6.07 ounces (172g) |
OS | iOS 8 | iOS 8 |
Camera, video | 8-megapixel; 1080p HD video | 8-megapixel with optical image stabilization; 1080p HD video |
Front-facing camera | 1.2-megapixel; 720p HD video | 1.2-megapixel; 720p HD video |
Processor | Proprietary 64-bit A8 chip with M8 motion co-processor | Proprietary 64-bit A8 chip with M8 motion co-processor |
RAM | N/A | N/A |
Capacity | 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB | 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB |
Extra storage | No | No |
Battery | Nonremovable; talk time up to 14 hours on 3G and Internet usage time up to 10 hours on LTE | Nonremovable; talk time up to 24 hours on 3G and Internet usage time up to 12 hours on LTE |
Bluetooth | v 4.0 Low Energy | v 4.0 Low Energy |
NFC | Yes | Yes |
Waterproof | No | No |
Colors | Silver, gold, and space gray | Silver, gold, and space gray |
US retail price | On-contract $199 (16GB), $299 (64GB), and $399 (128GB); off-contract $649 (16GB), $749 (64GB), and $849 (128GB) | On-contract $299 (16GB), $399 (64GB), and $499 (128GB); off-contract $749 (16GB), $849 (64GB), and $949 (128GB) |