IHS Markit ibeka ii-iPhone 6s njengeyona smartphone idumileyo ye-2016, emva kophononongo olwenziwe kuthumelo lwehlabathi lwezixhobo ezingama-350. I-iPhone 6s ephehlelelwe ngu-Apple ngo-2015 ithatha uninzi lwezinto ezithunyelwayo ngokolu phononongo lwenziwa ngabacebisi, nangaphezulu kwe-iPhone yangoku kunye nempumelelo 7. Kwimeko ye-iPhone 6s amanani anyuka aya kwizixhobo ezizizigidi ezingama-60 kwaye kwimeko ye-iPhone 7 sithetha malunga neeyunithi ezizizigidi ezingama-50, amanani alunge ngokwenyani omabini amacala.
Ngokumalunga nezinye iimodeli ezivela kolu phando, sinokuqaqambisa ukuba iimodeli ezine zokuqala zivela kubafana abavela eCupertino, emva koko kuthunyelwe izinto ezizizigidi ezingama-25 ezifunyanwa yiSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge kunye neGPS J3, amanani athi Ityala le-Galaxy S7 lisala ngasemva kwe-Apple ngokolu phononongo lwe-IHS Markit. Kufuneka iqatshelwe ukuba ii-iPhone 6s zaziswa ngo-2015 kwaye ngokucacileyo banoncedo kwi-Galaxy S7 Edge okanye nakwi-iPhone 7 evela ku-2016. Nantsi into ekuthiwa yi-IHS Markit:
I-iPhone 6s ngokolu phononongo yenye ye-iPhone ethunyelwe kakhulu kwaye enexabiso ngabasebenzisi nangona inoyilo lwangaphandle olufana nolwandulelayo lwasungulwa ngo-2014, kodwa kukuba izinto ezinqabileyo kwiinguqulelo ze-S ze-Apple zihlala ziphunyezwa ngaphakathi ezi zinezixhobo ezintsha zekhompyutha. Kwimeko ye-iPhone 7 yangoku kunye ne-7 Plus esinayo yile utshintsho oluncinci ngaphandle kwaye bambalwa ngaphakathi ukongeza kwikhamera engasemva ephindwe kabini kwimodeli ye-Plus, ngokungathandabuzekiyo eyona nto ibalaseleyo kubasebenzisi abathile. Kwimeko nayiphi na into, i-iPhone 6s i-terminal enhle kakhulu kwaye ezi zidatha ezibonelelwa yi-IHS Markit.
