Yesterday the keynote that we were waiting for so long finally arrived, the new iPhone model was finally presented, the iPhone 6S comes from the hand of novelties such as a 12MP camera, the long-awaited 3D Touch and many improvements at the hardware level that Apple has included to make the purchase of the latest model of its famous smartphone really attractive. Nevertheless, What are the differences between iPhone 6S and iPhone 6?To help you differentiate which are the aspects in which the iPhone 6S improves on the iPhone 6 and if it is really worth buying the new Apple phone, we bring you this detailed comparison.
At the design and image level
The phone is essentially the same on the outside, but not on the inside. The iPhone 6S has been presented with exactly the same dimensions as its predecessor, as well as the same width and thickness. On the other hand, the aspect that has undergone a slight change is the weight, the new iPhone 6S weighs 143 gramsOn the contrary, the iPhone 6 is a little lighter despite being older, staying at 129 grams due to an obvious less amount of hardware inside.
As for the color, if they already surprised us with the golden color of the iPhone 5S, this time the iPhone 6S is accompanied by a "rose gold" color that promises to be a bestseller, especially among women. A color that has obviously been in fashion for a few years.
The camera advances up to 12 MP
One of the most notable and expected changes of the iPhone 6S with respect to the 6 is that it includes a 12 MP rear camera and slightly smaller pixels compared to those of the iPhone 6 and the 8 MP that the iPhone 6 brings. However, it is not the only camera that has changed, as the iPhone's FaceTime front camera has also grown notably since 1,2, 6 MP of the iPhone 5 up to 6 MP of the iPhone XNUMXS. On the other hand, the dual-tone flash continues to have the same characteristics.
Regarding the recording, unlike the iPhone 6, the new iPhone 6S will record at 4K qualityWhile the iPhone 6 performs it at 1080p, however, the screen continues to maintain the same quality, so we will not be able to appreciate the resolution of the new recordings but on 4K player devices.
Processor, RAM, LTE Advance and Touch ID
Compared to the A8 chip
Apple's new A9 processor promises performance 70% higher in data processing than the A8 carrying the iPhone 6, on the other hand, also raises the graphics performance of the GPU by 90% to its predecessor. However, one of the most criticized aspects, the RAM, continues to be maintained in the previous terms of 1Gb of storage as usual. In addition, the new SoC has the M9 chip integrated, occupying a smaller and better integrated space, unlike the M8 chip of the iPhone 6 which is located elsewhere on the phone's motherboard.
One of the aspects that has also undergone improvements is the communications chip, the much criticized WiFi connector has been improved to reach speeds of up to 300mbps, in basic terms twice that of the iPhone 6. But they don't stop there, it is also capable of set up LTE (4G) Advance connection, in a wide range of up to 23 different frequencies to adapt to the international communications market.
Finally, the TouchID of the iPhone 6S reaches its second development version, promising a recognition speed twice as high as what we had until now.
The 3D Touch, the jewel in the crown
The implementation of a taptic engine that will respond to pressure differences of our finger and the 3D Touch that will detect the way we interact with the screen is undoubtedly the most surprising of the new device, we will be able to perform different actions depending on the pressure as well as perform the execution of specific tasks of the applications without the need to enter the application, through the integration of the 3D Touch with the icons of the Spring Board.
The RAM is confirmed ??? I saw the presentation yesterday and they did not say anything about it ... I hope not because the truth is that with only 1GB of Ram the thing is very fair and if so I will stay with my Plus especially because it is in the only presentation of an iPhone They have not mentioned any aspect of the battery and that indicates to me that due to the new hardware they have reduced the size of the battery and surely the consumption of it has increased ... same RAM lower battery = I am staying with my Plus.
Hi Carlos. It is not confirmed. We will have to wait to see Benchmarks as iFixit confirms it when it disassembles them.
A greeting.
The truth is I do not see enough news to change my iPhone 6, the 3dtouch this I see silly, the truth is to sell it again, to say it has this as a novelty but come on, it is not a drastic change, much less, I see it as a technological evolution which is what the "S" tend to be, nothing more, the 4k camera? well perfect to see who is the one who has a 4k player today and more a tv…. I do not know Apple is not introducing so many new features to justify the purchase of a new terminal, for now one more year with my iPhone 6 and next year we will see.
I endure one more year with my 5s.
I will wait for the Iphone 7, that should bring more news; also, I don't think we all spend every moment taking pictures to require a 12 MGP lens; I dont know!!! my humble opinion, in addition, physically it remains the same, who will believe that I have the Iphone 6s or the 6?
Hello, Adry_059. If you allow me to talk to you between jokes, the one who asks you to show him how the interface works with 3D Touch will know 😉
Anyway, if you are partially concerned about that, I am sure that with jailbreak you can launch the menus from the home screen. Today a hacker published a video of a jailbreak for iOS 9. It has bugs, but it shows that it can be done. I am convinced that in a short time, the icons on the springboard can be used with an Activator gesture, for example, down or up ...
All the best