iPhone 6s and 6s Plus: Faster, stronger and with better cameras

The latest product introduced today’s event is the first in which we begin to talk and perhaps the most important. It is the upgrade of the iPhone, the best-selling smartphone and a major source of revenue for Apple. The generation 6s is, as expected, aesthetically identical to the current one, although there are slight variations in weight and size.

The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are on average higher, wider and thicker than 0.1 / 0.2 mm, while the weight increases by 14 grams for 4.7″ and 20 grams for the 5.5 “. Probably the reason is the new 7000 series aluminum, stronger than the one used on the iPhone 6, while the battery has the same autonomy declared and we cannot yet know if the capacity is greater (it was not until the first teardown).

The iPhone 5s remains as model input, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are intermediate variants, and sidereal sun colors gray and silver, while on 6s and 6s Plus we will have also the gold and rose gold. The Retina display retain the same size and resolution, but it has been added the 3D Touch (apparently equivalent to the Touch Force) for a higher level of interaction and the front glass is a more resistant Ion-X.

In addition there is the Tapic engine in place of the classic vibration, then you will have a feedback to the touch similar to that of the Apple Watch and not the classic ” buzz “. During the keynote were shown many options added by 3D Touch with iOS 9, ranging from the opening of a fast link in a pop-up, the quick change between apps without opening the task manager, up to a menu with several features that you can open by clicking on the icon with strength of an app (such as a camera Launched directly catch a selfie).

As regards the hardware part by the new SoC A9 64-bit with third-generation technology and coprocessor motion M9 integrated (it is no longer a chip apart). These performances are 70% higher than the A8 and as much as 90% more for the graphics component. Apple has defined the GPU of the iPhone 6s class ” console “. It is not exempt from the Touch ID improvements, which arrives at the second generation obtaining a doubling of speed and accuracy.

Important news for the camera industry, with an iSight passing from 8 to 12 MP, records video in 4K at 30fps and has an auto-focus faster and more precise. To improve the quality of the sensor has been introduced technology Deep Trech Isolation, which separates the way the photodiodes to prevent contamination between the sub-pixel RGB.

Among other functions also renewed panorama mode from 36 MP and Live Photos, or a short video stored with the picture to review their moments in a more engaging. The Time-Lapse now have stabilization (software) and can zoom the video being played. The optical stabilization remains a unique model Plus.

Net skipping forward the FaceTime HD, which goes up to 5 MP from the current 1.2 and gain function Retina Flash True Tone, which comes to increase the screen brightness up to 3 times the maximum set, in order to function as a soft box that illuminates the faces when capturing selfie.

Under the hood also improved the Wi-Fi module (now with technology MiMo), Bluetooth (version 4.2) and the LTE Advanced (which supports 23 bands and reaches 300 Mbps theoretical). Another small exclusive of iPhone 6s is the use of animated backgrounds, similar to those of the Apple Watch.

Availability is scheduled for Sept. 25, but Italy is not among the countries of the first round (alas). Now start the full-weather and we also want to have our say: likely release date in our country on October 9. As it regards the cuts memory are always 16, 64 and 128 GB and the prices of the subscriptions in the USA have remained the same.

Very interesting iPhone Upgrade Program, available for the moment are in the Apple Store US. This will buy an iPhone (unlocked) with a monthly payment that includes the Apple Care and entitling to then move on to the next model. These plans start at $ 32.41 / month for the 16 GB iPhone 6s up to $ 44.91 / month for 6s Plus 128 GB.

Announced surprise even the new iPhone Dock aluminum 6s and 6s Plus the same color of the smartphone, then silver, gray sidereal, gold and rose gold. Here is the video presentation of the new iPhone 6s: