iPhone 6s: Get informed before you buy it

A several months back Apple launched the iPhone 6S and if you’re not familiar with the Apple tactic you may be confused regarding this new iPhone as it seems similar to the iPhone 6 but fear not they are not the same. On the inside at least.

There is better components, boosted camera, stronger case, the all new 3D Touch and (lastly) 2GB of RAM. Throughout the years the ‘S’ regularly brought something fresh to the plate, the iPhone 4S brought in Siri and the iPhone 5S had the Touch ID fingerprint sensor.

The main extra to the iPhone 6s is certainly the new pressure-sensitive touchscreen technology named the 3D Touch that though at the moment is relatively amazing and should really become so much more interesting when more apps are really introduced for it.

Generally speaking, what Apple has to do is to persuade people that the S variant of iPhone 6 is worth the enhancement, even if there are a plenty of other smartphones to select from and regretfully the iPhone 6S doesn’t feel like a game changer, it only has some faint enhancement that do have a lot of potential with future updates or installments.

Concept

Initially glimpse, the iPhone 6S tends the same to the iPhone 6, it has the same curved corners and edges, but there are some refined design transformations.

The front of the phone is currently stronger, the glass being less likely to shatter if the phone is dropped and lastly, the iPhone 6S is now made from the 7000 series aluminum.

As said before, these kinds of changes are understated and will most likely go unrecognized by most. The volume buttons, the silencer switch and the power key are in the very same place as last year and this isn’t a bad point because the smartphone is simple to operate with one hand and the buttons are exactly where they should be.

As a side note, the iPhone 6S works with iPhone 6 cases.

Design

The iPhone 6S appears to be to have the same display as the iPhone 6, showcasing a 4.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1334x750p, 16 million colours and a pixel density of 326ppi.

Although there are far less expensive phones that offer 1080p resolution or even 4K display( which is a serious overkill!), the iPhone 6S still offers a terrific display screen experience, being crisp and clear, with deep blacks, bright whites and very accurate colours.

While the resolution keeps the similar there is just one notable enhancement off the last year’s flagship. You are now presented with the 3D Touch which offers a thoroughly new way to communicate with the iPhone.

This unveils entire new opportunities. If right now you can simply open pop-up windows, trigger quick actions or expand, preview links and messages and there is a lot that can be performed in the coming future.

Performance

The iPhone 6S showcases much better equipment than the iPhone 6, with an Apple A9 Chipset, 1.84 GHz dual-core Typhoon CPU, six-core PowerVR GT7600 GPU, 2GB RAM and, still, no card slot.

This translates into smoother multitasking, far better handling of graphically-demanding activities (like playing games), there was no hesitation, no dropped frames and the phone never lagged while we used it.

But there are some disadvantages. Apple decided to keep 16GB as base memory for iPhone 6S and because there isn’t a microSD slot, filling up those 16GB will happen in no time.

Applications

The iOS has constantly been the backbone of the iPhones and the new installation, the iOS 9 offers the same reliability and user-friendliness we were acquainted to and thanks to its faint change throughout the years and the new added 3D touch, the iOS 9 is the best iPhone software to this day.

As regularly, the iOS fasts and responsive, the App Store is still lively (and of better than Google Play Store) and the applications have gone through some transformations and update.

The Apple Maps, now, has transit directions, there is a News app, that is considerably simple, drawing topics from different resources in a magazine-style interface. Notifications are now filtered by time, not by app and as a result of the M9 coprocessor, Siri is always on stand by you can now you can wake it by yelling Hey Siri rather than pressing a button. Siri, also, can respond to a lot even more demands.

The 3D Touch is its centerpiece and even though in its inception, is employed the very best with Apple’s Mail. You can preview messages, archive them or mark them as unread.

Battery Life

The iPhone 6S includes a non-removable 1715 mAh battery. Yes, you heard that right, the battery is actually smaller, a downgrade from the iPhone 6’s 1810mAh.

There have been issues about the battery from the iPhone 6 and yeah, Apple didn’t quite dealt with this matter. In any event, the battery life evened out at 15 to 16 hours a day and there are a bunch of customers who must recharge their iPhone 6S during the mid-afternoon.

It’s not like it isn’t reasonable, the cause being the implementation of 3D Touch. The battery failed to feature enough space and they would like to keep the same design as iPhone 6. Nonetheless, there are lots of smartphones that feature 4000mAh and battery life is normally a choosing factor for consumers.

Conclusion

Is iPhone 6S an excellent smartphone? Yes, it is. It does have its unique attributes and they promise a great deal in near future updates. Is it truly worth upgrading over iPhone 5S? The users of iPhone 5S are the main objective, the iPhone 6S being leagues ahead from all outlooks (better camera, larger screen, better display, higher performance, a lot more stable).

But can Apple encourage iPhone 6 end users to upgrade to 6S? Maybe. Today, the iPhone 6S doesn’t provide anything innovative and it is pretty near to the iPhone 6, but it may be worth getting a taste of these early installments (like 3D Touch) ahead of everyone, before it gets common. And if you need to change from Android or Windows or you’re just interested ways in which iOS works, then the iPhone 6S is the most ideal choice.