This is actually the most impressive’S’ variant of an iPhone I’ve seen yet, and one iPhone 5S users are going to flock towards. While there’s still a part of me that rages about Apple’getting away’ with releasing the same phone visually - no other brand could get away with such a thing - it’s the fourth time its done it and people really like buying it.
If it were to have a new frame, then this would be a brilliant new phone without exception. The new 3D Touch, upgraded camera and improved speeds really offer tangible benefits, and combined with a solid upgrade to iOS 9 and the impressive build, Apple’s made a very decent phone.
If you’ve got an iPhone 6 already, there’s little point to buying this for a few updates. For anyone on an older model, or thinking of defecting from Android, then this worth is checking out - especially now it’s getting price matched to other flagship phones on the market.
Apple’s not said anything about the RAM under the hood, which means it’s either the same 1GB from before(likely) or it’s just keeping with tradition and not mentioning the RAM - in the same way it doesn’t publish the clockspeed of its chipset - as side by side it’s not in the same league as the big Android phone on the market.
As per usual, Apple’s thrown in an upgraded chipset in the shape of the A9, and as expected it brings with it a number of changes. The battery will last longer, the phone will run faster and the gaming experience will, once again, be better than anything we’ve ever seen.
It’s a 64-bit architecture, which means some efficiency when opening and closing apps(although their size is larger and therefore take up more space on the phone, which makes Apple’s decision to keep the 16GB variant of the phone all the more infuriating).
That 64-bit system still can’t be used properly as we don’t have the necessary 4GB of RAM needed to make use of it. Word is, it has another 1GB of RAM from last year, with 2GB now powering things nicely under the hood and creating a decent snap under the finger - along with making games and apps run that much more smoothly at the same time.
It might not seem like much of an upgrade, but I bet it blitzes the iPhone 6(and especially the iPhone 5S) in the speed tests.
The expected upgrade from the iPhone 6’s camera has arrived: the iPhone 6S has a 12MP snapper and it looks like it’ll deliver in spades. The need to jump in megapixels was rarely warranted for a brand beyond the need to impress consumers with higher numbers, but this year things are starting to jump forward.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is taking stunning photos with a 16MP option, and Sony’s Xperia Z5, packing a 23MP sensor and super fast autofocus, actually uses those additional pixels to good use. Apple needed to keep up.
While I’ve only tested the new camera briefly, there’s no doubt that it’s an upgrade. It still retains the speed of snapping I’ve come to expect from an iPhone while the clarity is there to see too.