iPhone 6s vs iPhone 17
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68 | |
| Dimensions | 138.30 x 67.10 x 7.10 mm | 149.60 x 71.50 x 7.95 mm |
| Weight | 143.00 g | 177.00 g |
| Display size | 4.70" | 6.30" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 750 x 1334 px (4.70") 326 ppi | Color / LTPO OLED 120 Hz 1206 x 2622 px (6.30") 458 ppi |
| Display protection | ||
| Additional display | ||
| Protection of the secondary display | ||
| Talk time (max.) | 3G: 780 min. (13.0 h) | |
| Stand-by (max.) | 3G: 240 h. (10.0 days) | |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 50 h (2.1 days) Video: 11 h (0.5 days) | Video: 30 h (1.3 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 11 h (0.5 days) 3G: 10 h (0.4 days) 4G: 10 h (0.4 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 1715 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion Buy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | ||
| Wireless battery charging | Qi | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 256 GB, 512 GB |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | |
| Memory cards | ||
| Operating system | iOS 9 | iOS 26 |
| Processor | Apple A9 | Apple A19 |
| Processor clock | 1500 MHz | - |
| GPU | - | - |
| Touchscreen | ||
| DualSIM | ||
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | DualSIM(eSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | nd | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | |
| Announced | 3Q 2015 | 3Q 2025 |
| Other names | A1633; A1688 | A3258; A3519; A3520; A3521 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2300, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 3600, 3500, 2600, 2500, 2300, 2100, 1900 |
| Standard 5G | FDD 5G: 2600, 2300, 2100, 2000, 1900, 1800, 1500, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD 5G: 4700, 3700, 3500, 2600, 2500, 2300 | |
| CDMA | ||
| Standard TD-SCDMA | 1900 2000 | |
| UMA |

