Choosing between iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

For two years in a row, Apple has announced two new iPhones at the launch event. Last year it was the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C giving a very clear upgrade path for the power user but this year’s line up was much more interesting and exciting- and at the same time confusing for the power user. The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are both incredible phones and deciding between them is not an easy task.

Let’s start with the size- the iPhone has always been easy to use with just one hand. With the new models, you’re now looking at two phones with much larger screen sizes. The iPhone 6 has the screen sized bumped up from 4-inches to 4.7-inches which makes it just borderline usable for someone like me with one hand. The iPhone 6 Plus on the other hand has a 5.5-inch screen, strictly making it a two-handed device.

For many who prefer the portability of the iPhone 5, one would assume that the 4.7-inch model is the preferred one but I know quite a few people that have the iPhone and an iPad and are looking to combine both devices into one so for them the iPhone 6 Plus is more appealing with the bigger screen size.

Besides the larger screen the other advantage the iPhone 6 Plus brings is the larger battery. On the iPhone 6, the battery size is 1810mAh which is slightly larger than the iPhone 5S that had a capacity of 1560mAh. What that means is that if couldn’t go through an entire day of using your old iPhone without charging it at some point, there’s a good chance that the iPhone 6 won’t change that.

The iPhone 6 Plus on the other hand has a 2915 mAh battery which is rather beefy. On paper, that’s over 60% more capacity than the iPhone 6 so theoretically speaking, if your iPhone 6 could get 10 hours, the iPhone 6 Plus should get your 16 hours. While I haven’t tested the iPhone 6 Plus, most reports on it state that the battery does last a long time- surely a day and for some, almost two days.

Besides size and battery, the last difference between the two devices, as far as hardware is concerned, is the addition of Optical Image Stabilization on the iPhone 6 Plus. OIS has been available on many phones and it helps against the shaking hands when using the camera which results in less blurry shots. Depending on the lighting condition, you could see some improvement with your photos on the iPhone 6 Plus but it’s not a deal-breaking feature because the camera on the iPhone 6 is pretty impressive.

So there you have it when it comes to hardware differences between the two new iPhones and hopefully you now have a clearer idea on which one to get. Both the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are available through du and can be ordered online with a special promotion of getting six months of free usage of one of their awesome plans.