Apple iPhone 6s vs. Google Pixel 4 XL

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Apple iPhone 6s and Google Pixel 4 XL. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 6s vs. Google Pixel 4 XL Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
Product Type Smartphone - refurbished Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1688 G020P
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 138.3 mm 160.4 mm Google Pixel 4 XL has greater height than Apple iPhone 6s.
Width 67.1 mm 75.1 mm Google Pixel 4 XL has greater width than Apple iPhone 6s.
Depth 7.1 mm 8.2 mm Apple iPhone 6s is narrower than Apple iPhone 6s.
Weight 143 g 193 g Apple iPhone 6s is lighter than Apple iPhone 6s.
Body Colour Space grey | Rose gold | Gold | Silver Oh So Orange | Clearly white | Just black
Body Material Stainless steel, glass, anodised aluminium Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.87 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body), 1.41 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 4.7" 6.3" Google Pixel 4 XL has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 6s.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1334 x 750 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 4 XL has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 6s.
Display Format - QHD+
Pixel Density 326 ppi 537 ppi Google Pixel 4 XL has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 6s.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Max Brightness 500 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1400:1 100000:1 Google Pixel 4 XL has better display contrast ratio than Apple iPhone 6s.
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL has HDR.
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), Landscape Views Always-on display, True black level, Ambient EQ, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A9 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Clock Speed - 2.84 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 640
MEMORY Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
RAM - LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Google Pixel 4 XL has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 6s.
CAMERA Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Google Pixel 4 XL has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.7 Google Pixel 4 XL has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 4 XL has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 3x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode Portrait mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Apple iPhone 6s has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Live Photo, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 52 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel 4 XL has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Google Pixel 4 XL has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s.
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Apple iPhone 6s has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1280 x 720 (720p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control NIR flood emitter, NIR dot projector, 2 NIR cameras
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 3700 mAh
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 2.0 Google Pixel 4 XL has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 240 hours -
Talk Time 840 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 840 min
Standby: up to 240 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 10 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 10 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 11 hrs
Playback (video): up to 11 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 50 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 9 -
Intelligent Assistant Siri Google Assistant
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LAA
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 1700 CDMA2000 1X (AWS), 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V -
FEATURES Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, motion sensor, haptics sensor, Active Edge, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M9 motion coprocessor MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Neural Network Processing Unit, Quick gestures, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Neural Core, 3 years of security and OS updates
OTHERS Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4 XL
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable, 18W USB-C power adapter
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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