Screen size and resolution could well be the two areas that most clearly differentiate the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The former has a 4.7in display with a resolution of 1334 x 750 and a pixel density of 326ppi, which the latter sports a 5.5in screen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution and 401ppi pixel density.

Both, Apple says, are improvements on previous iPhone models in terms of colour, contrast, white balance, brightness, and viewing angles. Both have a new polariser that should make them easier to view while you’re wearing sunglasses, and both have new glass on their outer surface (it’s not the near-unbreakable sapphire glass of the Apple Watch, but it’s ion-toughened and less partial to shattering than previous iPhone screens).

So which is better? Well, without wishing to get all wishy-washy on you, it really depends on what you’re looking for. The iPhone 6’s screen may not have a particularly impressive resolution on paper, but in all honesty edges of objects and text are still going to look smooth and sharp unless you butt your nose right up against it. And many would claim that 4.7in is the sweet spot for a smartphone screen: big enough to display content properly but not too big for the average person’s hands or pockets. Others (although we suspect not as many) might feel they need the screen acreage of a phablet to see everything properly, in which case the iPhone 6 Plus – which is also the first iPhone to offer a landscape home screen and native apps – is the obvious choice.

Us? We suspect the 4.7in iPhone 6 will be the more popular choice and with good reason, although the 5.5in screen of the iPhone 6 Plus is surely the “better” display on paper. So that’s a draw, we suppose.

Winner: Draw

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