With the presentation of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus just around the corner, there are already many of its features that are 99% confirmed, such as the arrival of improved cameras or the pressure recognition system currently known as Force Touch, although everything indicates that it will change its name from September 9. There will be things that no one will like, such as a lower battery or that a 16GB model continues to exist, but there will also be other things expected, such as the increase in RAM. In this article we will teach you everything that will be presented on the iPhone 6s.
IPhone 6s design
Like all "S" models, the design of the iPhone 6s will be the same as the previous model, but with slight changes. The famous bendgate has forced Apple not only to use a more resistant material (7000 series aluminum), but also to use more quantity, which will make the iPhone 6s slightly thicker, taller and wider, but only tenths of a millimeter, which we will not notice either by sight or by touch. Its greatest increase will be in the width, but it will be only 0,5mm wider than the current model.
Regarding the material, it has been confirmed that it is different because the casing weighs less and is thicker.
A9 processor
The processor of the iPhone 6s will be approximately a 30% more powerful than the previous model and still consume less power thanks to its 14nm. It will be a chip similar to the S1 of the Apple Watch, which could add more components in the same package and thus be even more efficient, with a 30% lower energy consumption. According to the benchmarks collected, the A9 will be more powerful (single core) than the Exynos 7420 used in both Galaxy S6s. All this would be achieved in 15% less in size.
2GB of RAM
Apple has been using 1GB of RAM from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 6, but the time has come to double that number. The iPhone 6s will arrive with 2GB of RAM (LPDDR4), which would allow you to use some new features of iOS 9 such as Picture-in-Picture or split screen. The current model uses LPDDR3 RAM and runs at a lower clock speed.
Battery
Bad news for those of us who were expecting a bigger battery. The iPhone 6s will use a battery that will drop from 1810mAh to 1715mAh and the iPhone 6s Plus will drop from 2915mAh to 2750mAh, which is a decrease of just 5,5% compared to the battery of current models. Most likely, autonomy will be maintained, but Tim Cook and company should be reminded that the autonomy of current devices is not enough for many users.
Better cameras
Everything indicates that both cameras of the iPhone 6s will be improved with respect to those of the iPhone 6. The main camera will be 12 megapixel and will record with 4K quality, a 50% increase over the current 8 megapixel model. A new image signal processor has been added to the A9, which will help to process the image and take better photos in all conditions, but which we will especially notice in photos taken in low light situations.
The FaceTime camera will be 5 megapixel, a considerable jump from the 1.2 used by the current model. There will be a software-based flash for better photos in low light conditions. In addition, we can record slow motion and do panoramic photos from the FaceTime camera.
Same storage
One of the worst news is that it will continue the same storage of the previous models, which means that the base model will stay in 16GB, something that is clearly insufficient and more so if we take into account that we can record videos in 4K. The other two models will remain 64GB y 128GB.
Force Touch by another name
The iPhone 6s will be the first iPhone with Force Touch, a system that Apple will give another name next Wednesday. When pressing with a little more force, we will receive a vibration in the finger that will indicate that we have activated the Force Touch and we can use it to activate new options and menus, such as putting a mark on the maps. It will be one of the most important novelties and, as usual, it is expected that initially it will only work with Apple applications until either the developers adopt it or Apple allows them to use it.
4G Enhanced
4G speed will increase thanks to the new Qualcomm MDM9635M LTE chip, which is a 50% faster than the previous model. With this model we will be able to reach speeds of up to 300Mbps, doubling the current speed of 150Mbps maximum.
IPhone 6s colors
The iPhone 6s will be in the same colors as the previous model (silver, gold and space gray) and a new model will most likely arrive. The color of this new model has been talked about as rose gold to match the Apple Watch Edition of the same color, but it is more likely that the new color is a dark gold more similar to the copper color.
Price
There has been much speculation that the price would increase, but it will not. The price will be the same as the iPhone 6 had now 12 months ago and will be as follows:
iPhone 6s
16GB - € 699
64GB - € 799
128GB - € 899
6s iPhone Plus
16GB - € 799
64GB - € 899
128GB - € 999
Availability
In the first countries, such as France, reservations can be made from September 11 to receive it on the day September 18. Apple is making a large number of iPhone 6s, so hopefully the countries in the second batch will be able (or will be able) to purchase it from beginning of October.
Hello, Pablo, could you provide me with the source on the benchmarking of the A9? I have only been able to find sites that talk about internal tests (done by Apple) in addition to results (also internal) of the Exynos M1.
They are very poor and disappointing news. Sony has presented its Xperia Z5 this week. The compact 4,6-inch model, a size similar to that of the iPhone 6, features a 23 mpx camera with g lens, ISO 12800 in photo, ISO 32000 in video, x5 digital zoom without quality loss, 2700 mAh battery , and an excellent quality screen. Apple is going to present itself with its 2gb of ram and 12mpx as if it were something amazing, and the force touch is something that has nothing special. These people want to sell the wheel, but that has already been invented.
The cameras, the processor, the ram and the LTE chip have improved a lot. In addition, they have implemented new technology such as the foce touch. They don't seem like poor news to me. The Z5 compact is going to be a tough rival when it comes to hardware. What did not convince me of the Z5 compact is the design, too thick and the new material I do not like at all.
What does Sony get out of launching a phone with a camera with an exorbitant number of megapixels and 5 digital zoom, when its sensor will still be of poor quality (z5)? (at the moment I have a sony with a 13 mpx camera) and honestly the photos do not compare with those of my wife's iphone 6 and that is only because when trying to put so many pixels in such a small space, they have to make them very tiny, and that causes them to capture less light ... therefore, when working in environments that lack slightly lighting, that detestable noise is born in our photos and the only thing we get are poor quality photographs, unusable, stained and with a huge size MB. anyway ... (at the moment I am disappointed with the xperia c4 and as soon as I can, I will return to the apple brand)
point in favor, the xperia battery
It does not like it but it sells, that is generating value in a company. You will see how they are sold much more than the Z5, S6 Lg G4 ……… not everything is vitamins and gym, you also have to have charisma and be desired and the iPhone continues to show that they have them
Hello, Pablo, could you provide me with the source on the benchmarking of the A9? I have only been able to find sites that talk about internal tests (done by Apple) in addition to results (also internal) of the Exynos M1.
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They are very poor and disappointing news. Sony has presented its Xperia Z5 this week. The compact 4,6-inch model, a size similar to that of the iPhone 6, features a 23 mpx camera with g lens, ISO 12800 in photo, ISO 32000 in video, x5 digital zoom without quality loss, 2700 mAh battery , and an excellent quality screen. Apple is going to present itself with its 2gb of ram and 12mpx as if it were something amazing, and the force touch is something that has nothing special. These people want to sell the wheel, but that has already been invented.
The cameras, the processor, the ram and the LTE chip have improved a lot. In addition, they have implemented new technology such as the foce touch. They don't seem like poor news to me. The Z5 compact is going to be a tough rival when it comes to hardware. What did not convince me of the Z5 compact is the design, too thick and the new material I do not like at all.
What does Sony get out of launching a phone with a camera with an exorbitant number of megapixels and 5 digital zoom, when its sensor will still be of poor quality (z5)? (at the moment I have a sony with a 13 mpx camera) and honestly the photos do not compare with those of my wife's iphone 6 and that is only because when trying to put so many pixels in such a small space, they have to make them very tiny, and that causes them to capture less light ... therefore, when working in environments that lack slightly lighting, that detestable noise is born in our photos and the only thing we get are poor quality photographs, unusable, stained and with a huge size MB. anyway ... (at the moment I am disappointed with the xperia c4 and as soon as I can, I will return to the apple brand)
point in favor, the xperia battery
It does not like it but it sells, that is generating value in a company. You will see how they are sold much more than the Z5, S6 Lg G4 ……… not everything is vitamins and gym, you also have to have charisma and be desired and the iPhone continues to show that they have them