Apple’s tagline for the iPhone 6S is ’the only thing that’s changed is everything’, highlighting that the brand knows this is a phone that looks an awful lot like 2014’s model.
It makes sense that Apple would try its hardest to show that, despite the handset looking identical to the iPhone 6, there have been loads of changes under the hood that make this an attractive phone in its own right.
The chassis is stronger, the camera sharper - with a new Harry Potter-esque way of capturing your snaps - and there’s even a completely new way of interacting with the screen. On paper, it’s an impressive upgrade.
See the iPhone 6S in action in our video review:
Low Power Mode
Finally, iOS 9 offers the chance for you to extend your iPhone battery life further by simply tagging an option in the settings.
The move will disable certain aspects like the phone constantly listening out for you saying ’Hey Siri’, or keeping your mail updated in the background.
iPhone 6S review
In fact, if you’re not bothered about the phone constantly listening for your ’Hey Siri’ voice command, I couldn’t really see a problem with using Low Power Mode all the time - apart from the fact the battery colour moves from green to yellow to signify that the phone is in the lower effort mode.
There’s no option to toggle it on and off in the Control Centre at the bottom of the screen, which means you’ll need to head into the settings to disable it. However, when your phone reaches around 80% charge the iPhone will automatically offer to turn it off for you, as it’s decided that it’s got enough power to see it through whatever you’re going to be doing next.
It’s a real shame that the iPhone 6S’ battery life isn’t a little bit better - it’s making me wonder how much that 3D Touch system is impacting on the power management. If it’s a lot, then you’ll have to hope that the improvement in the interface as developers get on board is worth it.