iPhone 6s: Read this before you buy

A number of months earlier Apple launched the iPhone 6S and if you’re certainly not familiar with the Apple habit you may well be puzzled relating to this all new iPhone as it appears similar to the iPhone 6 but fear not they are not the similar. On the inside at least.

There is much better hardware, improved camera, better case, the brand new 3D Touch and (at last) 2GB of RAM. For many years the ‘S’ regularly brought anything updated to the plate, the iPhone 4S put in Siri and the iPhone 5S had the Touch ID fingerprint sensor.

The major add-on to the iPhone 6s is most definitely the new pressure-sensitive touchscreen technology named the 3D Touch that although at this moment is fairly great and will undoubtedly end up being more entertaining when more apps are really launched for it.

Generally speaking, what Apple must do is to influence customers that the S model of iPhone 6 is worth the upgrade, even when there are a number of other smartphones to choose from and sadly the iPhone 6S doesn’t seem like a game changer, it only has some subtle upgrades that do have a ton of potential with future updates or installments.

Layout

At first glimpse, the iPhone 6S feels similar to the iPhone 6, it has the very same curved corners and edges, but there are some understated design transformations.

The face of the phone is now sturdier, the glass being less likely to snap if the phone is plunged and last but not least, the iPhone 6S is now made of the 7000 series aluminum.

As said prior to, these types of changes are refined and will more than likely go unnoticed by most. The volume buttons, the silencer switch and the power key remain in the similar place as last year and this isn’t a horrible detail because the smartphone is definitely simple to operate with one hand and the buttons are exactly where they should be.

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

Design

The iPhone 6S appears to be to have the same display as the iPhone 6, presenting 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 more affordable smartphones that offer 1080p resolution or even 4K screen( which is a serious overkill!), the iPhone 6S still offers an excellent display experience, being crisp and clear, with deep blacks, bright whites and dead-on colours.

While the resolution remains the same there is just one major addition off the last year’s flagship. You are now offered with the 3D Touch which provides a completely new way to engage with the iPhone.

This uncovers entire new possibilities. If right now you can simply open up pop-up windows, set off simple actions or expand, preview links and messages and there is a lot that could be performed in the coming future.

Performance

The iPhone 6S contains more desirable hardware 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 interprets into less complicated multitasking, far better handling of graphically-demanding tasks (like playing games), there was no hesitation, no lost frames and the phone never lagged while we used it.

But there are some drawbacks. 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 installment, the iOS 9 offers the same stability and user-friendliness we were adapted to and due to its understated change over the years and the new added 3D touch, the iOS 9 is the best iPhone software to date.

As always, the iOS is quick and reactive, the App Store is still vibrant (and of better than Google Play Store) and the applications have gone through some adjustments and upgrades.

The Apple Maps, now, has transit directions, there is a News app, that is somewhat simple, drawing topics from different resources in a magazine-style interface. Notifications are now filtered by time, not by app and due to the M9 coprocessor, Siri is always on stand by you can now you can wake it by shouting Hey Siri as opposed to clicking a button. Siri, also, can reply to a great deal even more commands.

The 3D Touch is its centerpiece and while in its inception, is executed the most reliable with Apple’s Mail. You can preview messages, archive them or mark them as unread.

Battery Life

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

There have been criticisms about the battery from the iPhone 6 and yeah, Apple didn’t quite took care of this concern. Anyhow, the battery life averaged at 15 to 16 hours a day and there are a lot of customers who have to recharge their iPhone 6S during the mid-afternoon.

It’s not like it isn’t logical, the cause being actually the use of 3D Touch. The battery didn’t have adequate space and they intended to keep the same concept as iPhone 6. Nonetheless, there are great deals of smartphones that feature 4000mAh and battery life is normally a choosing factor for customers.

Conclusion

Is iPhone 6S an outstanding phone? Yes, it is. It does have its special components and they guarantee a lot in near future upgrade. Is it worth upgrading over iPhone 5S? The users of iPhone 5S are the main target, the iPhone 6S being leagues ahead from all outlooks (better camera, larger screen, better display, higher performance, a lot more stable).

But can Apple persuade iPhone 6 users to upgrade to 6S? Maybe. At this moment, the iPhone 6S doesn’t give anything revolutionary 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 wide-spread. And if you want to switch over from Android or Windows or you’re just curious the way iOS works, then the iPhone 6S is the very best choice.