The iPhone 6S is the 9th flagship smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. This iPhone are part of the iPhone series and were announced on September 9, 2015. The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus jointly serve as successors to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus of 2014, and are predecessors to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus of 2016.
Description[]
The iPhone 6S has major improvements over its predecessor, including the new 3D Touch, Taptic Engine, Apple A9 processor, improved cameras, a second-generation Touch ID sensor, and updated for a faster LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity. This iPhone features many hardware changes while maintaining an identical design to the iPhone 6. [1]
The Apple A9 processor is significantly faster than the predecessors, and it has doubled the RAM storage of 2GB for a faster performance. It was shipped with iOS 9 at launch, and can be updated all the way to iOS 15.8.3, making this iPhone the longest supported iPhone model. The storage options are 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB. This iPhone uses the NVM Express flash storage for a fast read and write speed. [2] Both iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus uses the same display on the iPhone 6 series but with a new feature of 3D Touch.
This iPhone has a new 12MP main camera that can record at 4K in 30fps, and 1080p in 60fps. The selfie camera is a 5MP camera with a 720p resolution.
This iPhone's chassis is made out of a new Aluminum 7000 series, a metal alloy that is significantly more durable than the aluminum used on the iPhone 6. The new material makes this iPhone be more resilient from physical damages. A new colour option is added on the iPhone 6s lineup is a new finish called rose gold. The rose gold appearance is in a shiny pink colour.
New features[]
- Apple A9 processor
- 4.7 inch Retina Display
- 3D Touch
- Taptic Engine
- Raise to Wake
- 12MP main camera
- Retina Flash
- Touch ID (2nd generation)
- iOS 9
Included items[]
- EarPods
- Lightning Connector
- Apple USB Power Adapter
- SIM removal tool (not shipped with every iPhone 6s)
- Documentation and Apple stickers
Release[]
As of September 28, 2015, 13 million iPhone 6S and 6S Plus units have been sold, setting a new first-weekend sales record, up from the 10 million that iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units had sold the previous year. It was discontinued on September 12, 2018 when Apple released the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max. It is the second best selling iPhone after the iPhone 6. [3]
Trivia[]
- iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE (1st generation) has supported over 7 major iOS updates from iOS 9 to iOS 15.
- This iPhone introduces the Taptic Engine on iPhone.
- The box for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus features colourful images of the Siamese fighting fish. Each iPhone colour has the fish in a colour to match its theme. [4]
Gallery[]
References[]
- Apple Introduces iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus, Apple Inc. 2015-09-09.
- iPhone 6s, MacRumors. 2018-09-17.
- Apple iPhone 6s & 6s Plus: Unboxing & Review (All Colors), DetroitBORG. 2015-09-26.
External links[]
- iPhone 6S at Apple (archived 2015-09-09)
- iPhone 6S at Wikipedia
- Apple iPhone 6s at GSMArena
- ↑ https://www.wired.com/2015/09/iphone-6s-6s-plus-biggest-changes-invisible/
- ↑ https://www.thessdreview.com/daily-news/latest-buzz/iphone-6ss-nvme-controller-and-speed-dictated-by-device-capacity/2/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_mobile_phones
- ↑ https://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/18/photos-reveal-iphone-6s-packaging-variants-as-apple-preps-orders-for-shipment