A couple of months ago Apple released the iPhone 6S and if you're unfamiliar with the Apple practice you might be confused about this new iPhone because it looks identical to the iPhone 6 but fear not they're not the same. Internally at least.

There's better hardware, improved camera, stronger case, the brand new 3D Touch and (at last) 2GB of RAM. Over the years the 'S' always brought something new to the plate, the iPhone 4S added Siri and the iPhone 5S had the Touch ID fingerprint sensor.

The key addition to the iPhone 6s is the new pressure-sensitive touchscreen technology named the 3D Touch that although right now could be quite awesome and will definitely are more interesting when more apps are released for it.

Overall, what Apple has to accomplish is to convince people who the S variant of iPhone 6 may be worth the upgrade, even if there are always a lot of other smartphones to select from and unfortunately the iPhone 6S doesn't seem just like a game changer, it only has some subtle upgrades that have a lot of potential with future updates or installments.

Design

In the beginning glance, the iPhone 6S seems identical to the iPhone 6, it has the exact same rounded corners and edges, but there are a few subtle design changes.

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

As said before, these changes are subtle and will most likely go unnoticed by most. The volume buttons, the silencer switch and the ability key come in the exact same place as last year and this isn't a poor thing because the phone is simple to work with one hand and the buttons are wherever they ought to be.

As an area note, the iPhone 6S is suitable for iPhone 6 cases.

Design

The iPhone 6S seems to really have the same display since the iPhone 6, featuring 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 cheaper phones that offer 1080p resolution or even 4K display(which is really a serious overkill!), the iPhone 6S still offers a great display experience, being crisp and clear, with deep blacks, bright whites and very accurate iphone repair irvine ca.

Whilst the resolution stays the exact same there's one major addition from the last year's flagship. You are now given the 3D Touch which offers a new solution to talk with the iPhone.

This opens up whole new possibilities. If right now you can only open pop-up windows, trigger quick actions or expand, preview links and messages and there will be a lot that can be achieved in the future.

Performance

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

This means smoother multitasking, better handling of graphically-demanding tasks (like playing games), there is no stuttering, no dropped frames and the phone never lagged while we used it.

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

Software

The iOS has always been the backbone of the iPhones and the brand new installment, the iOS 9 offers the exact same stability and user-friendliness we were used to and as a result of its subtle tweaks through the years and the brand new added 3D touch, the iOS 9 is the greatest iPhone software to date.

As always, the iOS is quick and responsive, the App Store is still vibrant (and of top quality than Google Play Store) and the apps have suffered some transformations and upgrades.

The Apple Maps, now, has transit directions, there's a News app, that's quite basic, pulling topics from different sources in a magazine-style interface. Notifications are now actually filtered by time, not by app and as a result of the M9 coprocessor, Siri is definitely on standby you can now you can wake it by yelling Hey Siri as opposed to pressing a button. Siri, also, can answer much more iphone repair irvine ca.

The 3D Touch is its main feature and although in its infancy, is implemented the best with Apple's Mail. You are able to preview messages, archive them or mark them as unread.