I phone 6s display is clear, bright, laminated to the glass and insanely colorful. The first time I saw it on the iPhone 6 I thought it was a fake picture stuck on top of a dummy unit, such was the clarity on offer.
The iPhone 6S is almost identical to the 6 in every way when it comes to the chassis. There are some very subtle differences, such as a slightly thicker frame and a little more heft, but it’s so slight that I kept getting the two mixed up when doing side by side comparisons.
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus continue this tradition by bringing their fair share of improvements. The first new headline feature is 3D Touch, a variant of the Force Touch technology that debuted in the Apple Watch and has since found its way into other devices such as the MacBook as well as accessories. There’s been some confusion around what 3D Touch is - a lot has been written about it, yet some continue to think it is nothing but the latest trick from the marketing team at Cupertino in making everyone thing Apple has’invented’ something that exists in every touchscreen phone out there.
Software
The new iPhones of course ship with iOS 9, the newest version of Apple’s mobile operating system. There are some software features that are tied to the new hardware - like 3D Touch-related tweaks and Live Photos( see below), but for the most part, iOS 9 enhancements are available to older hardware as well, and we’ve covered them in depth before. We’d still like to highlight a few points we noticed during the considerable time that we spent with the new phones.
If you are someone who tried Siri on iPhone 4S and then forgot about it because the performance was fairly hit and miss, then you’d be pleasantly surprised by how far we’ve come from those days. Siri of course was recently updated to work better with Indian accents, and it can do a lot more as well, although its full potential remains unfulfilled in India and some other regions. We love the ability to ask questions like What’s the score between Liverpool and Manchester United? and Who has the most goals for Southampton this season? and receiving fast, on-the-spot answers.