iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Tests and Comparison: Drop, Bend, Water, Speed, RAM, Camera and More (Videos)

Just few hours after the launch of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus first unboxing, impressions and test processes begin appearing on the web, as we known Friday September 25 was the first launch date that includes eleven-countries like US, UK, Australia, China, and German. Consumers in those countries have gotten their pre-orders iPhones or walk-in purchases.

Generally, there are many sorts of tests that exposed the new iPhones to harsh conditions in some times by unimaginable deeds like hammering, firing or even grinding, but here we'll look to what might be considered close to daily uses. We'll also take a look to some new features compared to previous models.

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus drop test

The beginning will be from drop tests that conducted by TechSmartt channel, so the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have been dropped from three levels: pocket and head heights to 10 feet. The new devices hold up well with the new 7000 series aluminum enclosures, only received some minor scratches. However the iPhone 6s display was shattered when it landed on it, whilst the the iPhone 6 Plus did not shattered when it fell on its screen.

It is worth to be mentioned that Apple is using now a new kind of glass which might considered "the most durable in the smartphone industry", it is also pliable to work good with new 3D Touch feature, which depended on pressure.

iPhone 6s Plus bend test

Secondly we move to bend test. Bending issue was one of the famous issue that encountered previous iPhones last year especially iPhone 6 Plus, which is known as (BendGate), so many users have noticed their iPhone bent in their pocket after few days, then many videos showed up how it is easy to be bending just with few pressing effort, especially near the volume buttons, despite it wasn't the baddest among their competitors, but apparently Apple absorbed the less very well by using new 7000 series aluminum "the same grade used in the aerospace industry," although some justifications that appeared at that instant.

The video below showing how the iPhone 6s Plus withstand by using two hands wrap and thumbs pressuring on it, that was made by one person at the beginning and ending with another addition person effort.

Returning to iPhone 6 Plus test that made last year, look how it is easy to be bent compared with iPhone 6s Plus.

iPhone 6s Plus, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus water test

iPhone 6s Plus proved its proficiency again, this time in the water test against Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, the final results were: -21.20 min for Galaxy Note 5, -21.31 min for S6 Edge Plus, while iPhone 6s Plus obtained 30.00min.

iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus camera comparison

Last year iPhone 6 Plus had have a new photography feature called optical image stabilization but the feature missed in iPhone 6, and was restricted to images but now includes videos too. The feature take up for any shakiness that the camera faced. In the contrast iPhone 6s has digital image stabilization instead, which might to some extend plays good, especially in the Full HD (1920x1080) as Giga Tech notes unlike 4k, the video below shows up the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in action with a striking comparison, the footage was fine but you might note a different through the shakiness, it sounds more pronounced with iPhone 6s Plus.

The photo below which is consist of a series of shots offers how iPhone camera improved over the years. The shots have been taken by Camera+ co-founder Lisa Bettany, her blogs contains many categories, you can check out each model iPhone image in appropriate size.

Apple has upgraded the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus camera from 8-megapixel that has been used since iPhone 4s to currently 12-megapixel, therefore differences show clearly even between iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s.

  

iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus Touch ID sensor comparison

Apple at iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s announcement stated that both devices have a second generation of Touch ID sensor, so it could recognize fingerprint even faster than the previous generation, actually the difference is very obvious. the video below demonstrate that between iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6s Plus.

iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus speed comparison

One of the most thing is interested for consumers is how the device responds with user's orders, like opening apps, moving or Safari pages downloading, on this side the video bellow shows up the deference between iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6s Plus which have featured a new A9 chip, Apple mentioned out that it is faster 70 percent in central processing and 90 percent in graphics processing compared to previous generation performance A8.

2GB of RAM in iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6s Plus how does affect compared to 1GB in iPhone 6 Plus

Apple didn't mentioned how iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus carry of RAMs despite the moving from 1GB in older iPhones to 2GB, the matter was discovered through Xcode and benchmarks. The benefits of large RAM appear when we opening many apps or web pages, or when sort of apps that needs or work efficiently with large amount of RAM. The video below offers the difference between iPhone 6 Plus (1GB) and iPhone 6s Plus (2GB) during the opening of many websites.

Apple this year marked a new record during opening weekend, so it has sold more than thirteen million iPhone 6s and iPhone 6 Plus exceeding previous ten million record with iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, so many interpretation at that time attributed the reason to the large screens want, the margin was also great compared with 2013. Apple's SEO Tim Cock stated that "Sales for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have been phenomenal, blowing past any previous first weekend sales results in Apple’s history".

Apple press info also confirmed that new iPhones will be available in more 40 countries in beginning October 9 including Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Taiwan and in over 130 countries by the end of the year.


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A Comprehensive List of Main and Hidden iOS 9 Features

Apple last Wednesday released iOS 9 to the public after a few months in beta, the first announcement, was at its annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 8, 2015. Now, everyone who has an iPhone 4s or later, iPad 2 or later, 5th-generation iPod touch or later, or any iPad mini, run by iOS 8 and has 1.5 GB free space became able to download iOS 9. this done either from iTunes or from Software Update option: Home screen=> Setting =>General then Software Update.

iOS 9 don't differ from iOS 8 in general style, what Apple done this time is more concentrated on under-the hood improvements, so the performance will be better, more stable, iOS upgrade will be smooth and space storage will be less, in addition of an hour battery life, with a new Low Power mode can be extend even further.

Intelligence and Proactivity

Apple focused more on intelligence and proactivity, consisting of the newly integrated Siri and Search. Siri in iOS 9 is aware of what is currently onscreen and can reminder you about some thing you browse by saying Remind me about 'this' in a choice time or place, you can also ask Siri to show you photos that was shot in a specific place or time.

Your iOS 9 devices can expect what is your next action to save your time and effort, that based on your behavior that related with time, location and more, so they will suggest what sort of app you need at a specific time to open it, the Search screen displays will suggest apps, nearby points, current news stories and more (to open Search screen with proactive suggestions, swipe to the left on the first Home screen,) or when you plug your headphones iOS 9 device will recognize you might want to continue the podcast that you didn't finish in the last time, the matter vary in your car when you connect via Bluetooth so your playlist will be suggested for the ride home. There are many aspects covered by this proactive assistant.

Adding events to Calendar
If you get an email with a flight reservation or a restaurant confirmation, iOS 9 can create a suggested event in Calendar for you. 

Timely reminders
If your Calendar events include locations, iOS 9 assesses traffic and notifies you when it’s time to leave. When you’re ready to go, directions will be ready for you — or simply snooze the notification if you need a little longer. 

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keyboard

in iOS 9 you can turn your keyboard into a traditional trackpad just by two-finger drag on it, that makes the editing process easier; to position cursor or select a text. iPhone 6s and iPhone 6S Plus owners press on the keyboard is another option to access that. on iPad there is a shortcut bar on the top of the keyboard to access common text function like cut, copy and undo, Shift key is clear now in all iOS devices. 

News App

iOS 9 includes a new Apple's pre-installed News app which aggregates contents from such as The New York Times, ESPN,CNN, and Wired, the experience has also opened for dedicated publishers, the display of those topics will be arranged on grounds of your interests. Currently the service limited on U.S, United Kingdom coming in iOS 9.1. 

Notes App

One of the most apps that received many refinements was the Notes app. Now there are the ability to add images, documents, links to websites, Map locations and more, all notes can be viewed in a single view from the notes list, whilst a number of different tools has been added to draw sketches including a ruler for straight lines, and many option to add inline checklists. Notes now sync using iCloud Drive, and compatible with other devices that use iOS 9, or Mac Notes with 10.11 OS or higher.

The iPhone 4S, iPad 2, the first iPad Mini generation and iPod Touch (5th generation) do not support the Sketch feature of the Notes application. 

Other App:Maps, Mail, iCloud Drive...

Apple has added a new iCloud Drive app to Home screen app which allows you to access any file you have saved on you iCloud with the ability to share or edit it.

Many built-in apps have been improved included Mail, Message, Maps and others, now there are a Transit direction in Maps, Mail now Support saving attachments to iCloud Drive, and new icons added to left and right swipe gestures and other changes.

Apple Pay has been renamed to Wallet support for store loyalty cards and gift cards. Find My iPhone and Find My Friends are now pre-installed which means you don't need to download them from App Store, you can't delete them easily too. 

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Multitasking

One of the most awaited feature from iPad users is Multitasking tool that allows users to interact with two apps or tasks simultaneously, but unfortunately is not supported from older iPad generations, you access three mode of Multitasking: 

iOS 9  Multitasking Slide Over

The first is Slide Over, that works on iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2 and higher. This one begin when user swipe from the right edge of the display to appear a skinny side window that allows you to open another app with all functionalities to view over the primary app that you are working on, you can slide that app away or bring it back at any time to respond or continue the work. However, whilst the Slide Over panel is active which takes up the width of 33% of the screen size, you cannot interact with primary app that takes up 66% of the display, to interact with two apps simultaneously you have to extend Slide Over window towards the left of the screen until you have a 50%/50% split. which means you are in Split View mode, that enable you to interact with two apps simultaneously side-by-side this mode working only on iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4 and iPad Pro. 

iOS 9  Multitasking:  Split View

Picture in Picture mode is another section of Multitasking feature that related with video apps or Face Time calls which enable you by pressing on Home button to scale down that video in a corner with the ability to place this mini keeps-playing video window in any appropriate place, while you have the choice to open and interact with any other app. The Picture-in-Picture mode available on the same devices that supported by slide Over mode. 

iOS 9  Multitasking: Picture in Picture 

iOS 7 was a revolution in iOS design and style, while iOS 8 has opened many fields that were restricted for others third party developers and opened more on lifestyle area, while iOS 9 came to consolidate those previous elements and to add on it intelligence and proactivity. 

iOS 9 will be pre-installed on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. The list below contains almost all changes that came with iOS 9, it has been copied from Wikipedia with some omissions and changes that concerning languages, developers, also to avoid repetition and elongating.


Health

• Added landscape view.
• Adds support for reproductive health, UV exposure, water intake and sedentary state data types

iBooks

• Safari extension to turn a webpage into a PDF and open it in iBooks.

Mail

• You can now save the attachments you receive or add attachments to your messages from iCloud Drive or other document providers while composing a new message
• Support for saving attachments to iCloud Drive.
• Icons added to left and right swipe gestures.
• Support for Markup lets you annotate an image or PDF attachment with text, shapes as well as signatures

Messages

• Contact Pictures in list view.
• Redesigned overlay when sending an audio clip.

Music

• Stream High Quality option in Music Settings.
• Home Sharing returns (removed in iOS 8.4).
• Updated design of share menus.

Notification Center/Notifications

• Notifications are no longer sorted by application, they can instead be sorted by day starting with recent notifications.

Phone

• Adds WiFi Calling support for iPhone users on AT&T. This feature was previously limited to T-Mobile and Sprintusers.
• Support for Wi-Fi calling on iPad, iPod touch and Mac, without iPhone in proximity on participating carriers.

Photos

• Added preview scrubber bar to photo viewer.
• Screenshots and Selfies albums added.
• Hide photo added to Share Sheet.
• Ability to hold and select multiple photos.

Podcasts

• The Podcasts App has a new Unplayed tab which will show you your podcasts which have not yet been played.
• All-new design to make it easier to find the latest episodes
• Notification when new episodes become available

Reminders

• Share Sheet extension.
• Shows number of overdue items for each list next to title.

Safari

• "Find on page" and "Request Desktop Version" now accessed from Share Sheet.
• Support for content blockers.

Settings

• You can now search settings.
• There are now video recording settings to change the quality of your recorded videos.
• There is a new iCloud Drive app which can be enabled in the iCloud Settings.
• Battery moved to the top level.
• Updated Notifications icon.
• Additional options for Auto-Lock.

Wallpapers

• Adds 15 new wallpapers to iOS which replaces most of the wallpaper present in iOS 8
• When changing wallpapers, there is a new "Still" option which keeps the wallpaper still.

Watch

• Renamed from Apple Watch.
• Updated haptic feedback icons.
• Battery improvements
• Up to one hour of additional time before you need to charge your battery
• Facedown detection for turning display off when not in use
• New Low Power Mode (iPhone only) disables Background App Refresh, Mail Fetch, Motion Effects, and Animated Wallpapers. It also extends device's battery life by up to three hours.
• Low Power Mode turns off when device is connected to a power source.
• Notification Center Widget (when paired with Apple Watch).

Siri

• Siri has a new colorful interface, similar to that of the Apple Watch.
• Removed sound from Siri activation.
• Updated Siri icon in Settings.
• Search your personal photos and videos based on dates, locations and album names
• Ask Siri to remind you about things you’re looking at in your apps, including Safari, Mail, Notes and Messages
• Request directions via public transit
• Siri can now use an accent (same language) which differs from your input language.
• Siri no longer asks you to confirm reminders that are created.

Spotlight Search

• A more intelligent Spotlight search provides info such as Weather, News, Stocks, nearby places, and recent/favorite contacts based on the user's preference. Spotlight search can be activated by swiping to the left on the home screen or swiping down on the first page of the home screen.
• Perform tasks such as currency conversions and calculations.
• Get sports scores, weather conditions and stock prices
• Initiate messages, phone calls and FaceTime calls from contact search results

Security improvements

• Touch ID devices now use a 6-digit passcode by default, though a 4-digit option is still available alongside options for a passcode with a custom number of digits and an alphanumeric passcode.
• Adds 2-factor authentication for iCloud on iOS.
• Adds support for add a IKEv2 VPN directly in Settings without need for third-party app

Sources: Apple, Wikipedia 

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A Simple and Comprehensive Look at New iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

At the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco under "Hey Siri" title Apple has opened its annual media event, usually in recent years has dedicated to announcing its new handsets in addition to other products which mostly don't absent from surprises, despite rumors to some extend break them. Apple Watch was a new product introduced in 2014 in addition the launching of Apple Pay. This year also don't devoid from that. the speak here about a new huge tablet; 12.9'' iPad Pro, new Apple TV generation and our subject iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.

Design

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus design don't differ from previous iPhones, with the same screen size 4.7 and 5.5 inches Retena HD (1334x750) and (1920x1080) respectively, but the enclosure this time is more solid which is made from alloy 7000 series aluminum "the same grade used in the aerospace industry." And also the glass screen become more stronger by "using a special dual ion‑exchange process." Apple has also enhanced iPhone's colors by a new rose gold option addition to existing colors: space gray, silver, and gold.

M9 Chip

As for the inner component iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are powered by 64-bit Apple A9 chip and integrated M9 motion coprocessor that makes the GPU of new devices performance more faster 70 percent and 90 percent in graphics process compared to the current iPhones that conducted by Apple A8 chip with M8.

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Cameras

Since iPhone 4s the rear-facing iSight camera has been stilling at 8-Megapixel despite subsequent models have knew many improvement related with the camera and photography generally. Now, iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus feature 12-Megapixel iSight cameras, with 4K video recording (3840x2160) and 5-Megapixel front-facing camera with display-based Retina Flash. Optical image stabilization now available for videos in addition to photos, the feature makes up for shakiness that camera might be faced, but remains limited to iPhone 6s Plus.

3D Touch

3D Touch has added a new interaction to iPhone screen, in addition to Multi-Touch that lets users interact through like: tap, swipe, and pinch, now iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus displays sense how deeply you press on them, accordingly, we have what is named Peek and Pop that lets you to access actionable shortcuts by light press or preview a content by a little deeper press. All that can be occur whether from a specific app such as emails, so you can Peek at a message to take a look on it, if you need press more deeper to bring the whole message with available standard options.

Click to larger

While if you press on an app icon from Home screen that app will bring up a mini semi-transparent window with options that change accordingly of sort of app that you have pressed. Like when you press on the Maps app you will have: Direction Home, Mark my Location, Send My Location, Search Nearby. If you press on Messages you will get the availability to begin a new message or reach out to one of your favorite contacts, and so on for others Apple's app, this new access type method called Quick Actions.

Apple has called App developers to take advantage for Touch 3D which has been taken many years from Apple to develop it, as has been cited by Apple's heads.

Live Photos

With new 3D Touch feature iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus users can see their traditional still photos that has been taken from their new iPhones camera turn into animated photos with sound, like GIF pictures, or that are common in some social networks. To do so just press anywhere on the selected photo. This 3 seconds duration was taken from before and after the capture. It should be taken in account that space of those type of photos will be greater.

You are able to set Live Photo as your Lock screen wallpaper that also apply on Apple watch face, while you can view Live Photos on other Apple devices.

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Touch ID

Touch ID fingerprint sensor tool has also on its turn knew a change this year. iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have a second generation of Touch ID which is more faster; up to two times compared to previous version, the birth of Touch ID fingerprint was with iPhone 5s at same occasion in 2013.

LTE and Wi-Fi

Regarding to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus communications, the devices are more faster with LTE Advanced which up to 300 Mbps and supports up to 23 LTE bands "the most in any smartphone." While Wi-Fi become now faster twice than previous reaches to 866 Mbps.

Prices and Shipment

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus start at $199 and $299 (U.S. dollars) with a two-year contract respectively. Available capacities in both are 16, 64, and 128 GB. Contract-free pricing begins at $649 on the iPhone 6s, while the larger-screened handset starts at $749.

Apple this years introduced a new iPhone Upgrade Program which allows users to obtain a new iPhone every year with AppleCare+ coverage by trade-in process after 12 monthly installments are made. The lowest premiums will be $32.41/month (iPhone 6s 16GB) and $36.58/month (iPhone 6s Plus 16GB), take a look on program for more info.

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus pre-order begun last Saturday, September 12. The lunching day will be on September 25 in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the United Kingdom. While other countries it will be in stages the latest range will be by the end of the year. I will mention the estimate shipment in the most countries rose to 2-3 weeks, some models in some countries went up 3-4 weeks.


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