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September 2015
(86%)
717 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(74%)
81 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Almost everything. The iPhone 6s doesn't feel so much like a new device
But that's not a bad thing. The iPhone 6 was a slam-dunk of a smartphone
With excellent features across the board with no deal-breaking flaws and Apple's well-stocked App Store
Adv
3D Touch is a game-changer
Better camera
Live Photos are fun
It comes in pink
About the iPhone 6s
Here are the things we like about the iPhone 6s
After upgrading from the iPhone 6
Faster Performance & Touch ID
Better Cameras on Front and Back
3D Touch
Speeds Up Access to Common Tasks
Tougher
Slightly Easier to Grip Metal
A blazing-fast smartphone
Low-light photography and the option to shoot in 4K
A smaller iOS device
Pressure sensitivity
Great selfies for days
Rapid autofocusing camera technology
Premium waterproof chassis
Tons of builtin functionality
Perfected design and user experience
3D Touch input
Premier app ecosystem
Stylish
Beautiful phone
Bright and colorful display
Cheaper than most other flagship phones
Unlike the Mi 5
It is sold in the US and EU
With warranty and full LTE support
Wellbuilt
Goodlooking phone
More compact
Takes great photos and videos
Ex
Clean Android overlay
Enhanced audio recording
Great allaround camera
Rich and quality app ecosystem
Thin and light chassis
Very fast continuous autofocus in video footage
Starts at 32 GB of storage
About $100 cheaper
3D Touch is still new
But once users get used to it and developers have time to add support to their apps it's a genuinely useful feature
The A9 is much faster than the A8 and totally resolves the Plus' minor GPU performance issues. It's also got no ob
Performance
Screen
Fingerprint scanner
Fast performance
Excellent camera
Much improved cameras
More rigid aluminum for less bend
Significantly faster
Touch ID much faster. 3D Touch shows promise. Easier to buy unlocked thanks to full retail sales and Apple Upgrade Program.
Faster processor and more RAM than predecessor
Beautiful screen with 3D Touch
Camera can record 4K video
Great cameras
Stunning screen
Blazing fast performance
Best app experience
Faster LTE speeds than iPhone 6. Excellent cameras. Super-fast processor. 3D Touch has lots of potential.
Compared to iPhone 6
It has improved speed everywhere (new processor
Faster wireless
Quicker Touch ID sensor)
A sturdier body
Better front and rear cameras
And a bold new 3D Touch pressure-sensitive display which offers new iOS shortcuts
Recovers from dead zones faster than iPhone 6. Excellent cameras. Super-fast processor. 3D Touch has lots of potential.
Much faster on Sprint's Spark network than previous iPhones. Good cameras. 3D Touch has potential.
3D Touch is truly innovative
New A9 processor makes iPhone 6s and 6s Plus fastest phones
Live Photos bring still images to life
Sharper back and front cameras
Bright displays with accurate color
If you want a phone that just works
Get this one. Like all iPhones
It's well thoughtout and beautifully made. Excellent selfie camera. Purportedly waterresistant. (I'm not checking until I do by accident.)
Solid design with improved resilience
Vast ecosystem of applications
Super-fast fingerprint scanner
Excellent camera with terrific 4K video
3D Touch has huge potential
3D Touch is fun and useful
Terrific camera
Great performance
Still a great design
Good camera performance
Stable OS
Superb build quality
Very high display brightness and color accuracy
Efficient and innovative 3D Touch interface
Extreme performance
Industryleading app ecosystem
Very good exposure overall
Fast and generally accurate autofocus in all test conditions
Reliable and pleasant white balance in most conditions
Good detail preservation in bright light.
Superb 4K video recording capacity
3D Touch interface feature
Excellent photo quality
Beautiful
Light design
Great apps ecosystem
Extremely high performance
Flawless build quality
High stability
Control concept with a real additional value
Convenient display
Fast communication modules
Excellent GPS module
Decent battery runtimes
Good cameras with nice features
3D Touch is a smart
Helpful addition
Firstrate performance
Touch ID is faster and more accurate
Great camera helped by optical image stabilization
Solid battery life
The editors didn't like
At the moment
3D Touch feels like a work in progress. With the exception of the already excellent ‘peek' previews
It feels like untapped potential. It will take more app makers getting fully on board to make it more than just a glorified right-click. I
The 16GB option still exists
Why?
4K video feels unnecessary
Battery life is basically the same
About the iPhone 6s
Here are some areas the iPhone 6s falls short
Including a common complaint from our time with the iPhone 6
IPhone 6s Battery Life is too short for Power Users
16GB of Storage Isn't Enough
IPhone 6s Review
The
Bigger screens
Optical image stabilization on photos and video
A longer battery
Huge cameras or physical keyboards
Wireless charging
Budget phones
“Hey Siri” will respond to just about anyone and can send texts
Make appointments
And do other things without requiring a passcode
3D Touch and the traditional long press conflict sometimes—you'll need some practice if you want to long press without a
Price
16GB base storage
No OIS
Battery life is the same
3D Touch is still in early stages
Live Photos feels more of a gimmick than an actual feature
Same as always
Expensive
No microSD card slot and battery is sealed inside
Barely adequate battery life
Single speaker not forward facing
Non industry standard power connector
3D Touch needs to grow
Only a minor improvement
Lacklustre battery life
Front-facing camera could be sharper. Average battery life
It has the same battery life as the iPhone 6. You'll need to buy a larger iPhone 6S Plus or upgrade to an iPhone 7 for better battery life
Plus optical image stabilization for photos and video
Average battery life
Measly 16GB of storage in base models
IPhone 6s has low-res scree
Below-average battery life
Touch ID slays notifications
And they were already halfdead anyway
Weaker signal strength than previous generations
No OIS in the camera
More costly than most competition
Not Apple's most beautiful design
Battery life could be better
Will take developers time to support 3D Touch
16GB of storage in the base model is ridiculous
No microSD card slot
Low battery life
No optical image stabilization
Price is quite high
Display resolution could be a bit higher
Screen colors are a bit cold
Base storage option should be 32 GB
Not 16 GB
Lacks wireless charging
Not waterproof
Some luminance noise visible
Especially in low light
Some color shading visible in indoor conditions
Slightly yellow cast visible in outdoor conditions
Published: 2015-10-02, Author: Chris , review by: gizmodo.com
Almost everything. The iPhone 6s doesn't feel so much like a new device, but that's not a bad thing. The iPhone 6 was a slam-dunk of a smartphone, with excellent features across the board with no deal-breaking flaws and Apple's well-stocked App Store, Adv
At the moment, 3D Touch feels like a work in progress. With the exception of the already excellent ‘peek' previews, it feels like untapped potential. It will take more app makers getting fully on board to make it more than just a glorified right-click. I
If you want or need to buy a new iPhone, buy this iPhone. Everything else aside, the faster guts will make it last longer than any other before it. 3D Touch and Live Photos are equally fantastic. But they’re not reasons to upgrade from an older (but perfe...
Published: 2015-10-01, Author: Daniel , review by: appleinsider.com
Abstract: ReviewThursday, October 01, 2015, 05:46 am PT (08:46 am ET)Last year's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus introduced a larger, slimmer form factor housing higher resolution Retina HD screens and improvements in processors, cameras and wireless. While Apple's latest 6s a...
Published: 2015-10-01, Author: Phil , review by: ilounge.com
Pros: Upgraded cameras bring higher-quality photos and video to the iPhone. Live Photos are a neat, new feature. 3D Touch display adds a new dimension to the user interface, which makes navigating the home screen easier and opens up a number of new possib...
Superb build quality, Very high display brightness and color accuracy, Efficient and innovative 3D Touch interface, Extreme performance, Industryleading app ecosystem
Display resolution could be a bit higher, Screen colors are a bit cold, Base storage option should be 32 GB, not 16 GB, Lacks wireless charging, Not waterproof
It's not every day that such a complete and coherent smartphone comes to market. Perhaps more thoroughly than any other time, though, this year's iPhone 6s has become the center of so much technological advancement, that it's able to gain a surprising amo...
Abstract: When I reviewed the iPhone 6 last year , I explained how different reviewing an iPhone is compared to reviewing other smartphones. Reviews typically have a great deal of influence over readers, giving them a good sense of a device's strengths and weakness...
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Published: 2015-09-29, Author: Christopher , review by: macworld.com
So after three thousand words, what have we learned? Basically, that photos taken with the iPhone 6's back-facing camera are very good, that photos taken with the iPhone 6s's back-facing camera are better in small but significant ways, and that the b...
Published: 2015-09-29, Author: Bob , review by: macobserver.com
Abstract: Before I could use the new phone, I attempted to do the things I always do when migrating to a new iPhone: Make two encrypted backups . Why encrypted backups, you might ask? Well, if you don't encrypt your iPhone backups, they won't include important stuf...
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Published: 2015-09-28, Author: Jason , review by: macworld.com
Abstract: “The only thing that's changed is everything,” says the slogan Apple unveiled along side the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. It's an attempt to address the perception that the odd-year “s” updates to the iPhone line are minimal and uninteresting. Yes, the “...
Published: 2015-09-28, Author: Mark , review by: tomsguide.com
3D Touch is truly innovative, New A9 processor makes iPhone 6s and 6s Plus fastest phones, Live Photos bring still images to life, Sharper back and front cameras, Bright displays with accurate color
Measly 16GB of storage in base models, iPhone 6s has low-res scree, below-average battery life
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus feature breakthrough 3D Touch displays and the fastest mobile processor yet, but the bigger Plus is the better value...
