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IPhone 6S
File:IPhone 6S Rose Gold.png
iPhone 6S in Rose Gold
BrandApple Inc.
Type
Slogan"The only thing that's changed is everything." "Ridiculously Powerful."
Generation9th
First releasedSeptember 19, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-19)
Availability by region
September 25, 2015
  • United States
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Germany
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
  • Japan
  • Puerto Rico
October 9, 2015
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Maldives
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
October 10, 2015
  • Bahrain
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
October 16, 2015
  • Israel
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Macedonia
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Montenegro
  • Minnesota
  • Turkey
October 23, 2015
  • Belarus
  • Colombia
  • Guam
  • Maldova
  • Serbia
  • South Korea
  • Ukraine
October 30, 2015
  • Chile
  • Guatemala
  • Thailand
November 6, 2015
  • Mauritius
  • Philippines
November 13, 2015
  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
February, 2016
  • Indonesia
  • Vietnam
Units sold13 million in launch weekend
PredecessoriPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
Compatible networksGSM, CDMA, 3G, EVDO, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced
Form factorSlate
Dimensions6S:
138.3 mm (5.44 in) H
67.1 mm (2.64 in) W
7.1 mm (0.28 in) D
6S Plus:
158.2 mm (6.23 in) H
77.9 mm (3.07 in) W
7.3 mm (0.29 in) D
Weight6S: 143 g (5.0 oz)
6S Plus: 192 g (6.8 oz)
Operating systemOriginal: iOS 9.0
Current: iOS 9.2.1, released January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19)
System-on-chipApple A9, Apple M9 motion coprocessor
CPU1.85 GHz dual-core 64-bit ARMv8-A[1][2] "Twister"
GPUPowerVR GT7600 (six-core) [3][4]
Memory2 GB LPDDR4 RAM[5][6]
Storage16, 64, or 128 GB SK Hynix TLC NAND connected via NVMe[7]
Battery6S: 3.82 V 6.55 W·h (1715 mA·h) Li-Po[6][8] 150 min charge time for an average of 8h 15 min use[9]
6S Plus: 3.8 V 10.45 W·h (2750 mA·h) Li-Po[10] 165 min charge time for an average of 9h 11 min use[11]
Rear camera12 MP (1.22 μm), true-tone flash, autofocus, IR filter, Burst mode, f/2.2 aperture, 4K video recording at 30 fps or 1080p at 30 or 60 fps, Slow-motion video (1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps), Timelapse with stabilization, Panorama (up to 63 megapixels), Facial recognition, Digital image stabilization, Optical image stabilization (6S Plus only)
Front camera5 MP, Burst mode, f/2.2 aperture, Exposure control, Face detection, Auto-HDR, 720p HD video recording, Retina flash
Display6S: 4.7 in (120 mm) Retina HD, LED-backlit IPS LCD, 1334 × 750 pixel resolution (326 ppi) with Dual Ion Exchange strengthened glass and 3D Touch
6S Plus: 5.5 in (140 mm) Retina HD, LED-backlit IPS LCD, 1920 × 1080 pixel resolution (401 ppi) with Dual Ion Exchange strengthened glass and 3D Touch
SoundMono speaker, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Connectivity
All models:
[12]
Models A1633 & A1634:
[12]
CodenameN71
Hearing aid compatibilityM3, T4
Websitewww.apple.com/iphone-6s/
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The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus (stylized as iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus) are smartphones designed by Apple Inc. The devices are part of the iPhone series and were announced on September 9, 2015, at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco by Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook. The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus jointly serve as successors to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus of 2014.[13]

The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus are the performance versions over their respective predecessors, featuring improved hardware specifications, including 3D Touch, a force-sensitive touchscreen; upgraded rear-facing and front-facing cameras; a faster processor; a new chassis made of a stronger 7000 series aluminium alloy;[14] second-generation fingerprint recognition Touch ID; improved LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity; and a new rose gold finish in addition to the space gray, silver, and gold finishes found on the previous models, while maintaining an identical design. The devices ship with iOS 9 preinstalled.

As of September 28, 2015, 13 million iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models have been sold, setting a new first-weekend sales record, up from the 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units sold the previous year.[15]

History

Before the official unveiling, images of the iPhone 6S were leaked online. Although unofficial, the leaks confirmed several of the phone's features. Some of these leaked features included the iPhone 6S model that has 16 gigabyte storage, a new near-field communication processor, and fewer chips compared to the older models of the iPhone.[16]

The Apple's iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus were officially unveiled on September 9, 2015, during a press event named "Hey Siri, give us a hint."[17] at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.[13][18] Preorders for the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus started on September 12, 2015. Both devices became available in stores on September 25, 2015, starting at $199 and $299 on a two-year contract, $649 and $749 off-contract.[19]

During the release weekend, 13 million iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models were sold that set a new first-weekend sales record.[15]

In the past with S-Model iPhones, people commonly assumed that due to the lack of design changes there were not many or even any changes, but with the iPhone 6s, Apple made the slogan "The Only Thing That's Changed Is Everything" as an attempt to combat this misconception.

Indonesia and Vietnam would be the last country to release the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus models in February 2016.

iPhone 6S Plus

The iPhone 6S Plus is 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) long. It is 2 centimeters (0.8 inches) longer than the regular 6S. It weighs 49 grams (1.73 ounces) more than the regular iPhone 6S. The iPhone 6S Plus has 401 pixels per inch which the regular 6S has 326 pixels per inch. The 6S Plus has a better camera quality than the regular 6S.

Specifications

The hardware design of iPhone 6S is nearly identical to that of iPhone 6, although the chassis is now made of a stronger aluminium first used by the Apple Watch Sport to improve its rigidity.[14] It is available in gold, silver, space gray, and new for the 6S, rose gold-color finishes.[20] iPhone 6S is powered by the Apple A9 system on a chip, which the company stated is up to 70% faster than Apple A8, and has up to 90% better graphics performance.[20] iPhone 6S has 2 GB of RAM, more than any previous iPhone,[5] and also supports LTE Advanced.[14] While the capacities of their batteries are slightly lower, Apple rates iPhone 6S and 6S Plus as having the same average battery life as their respective predecessors.[21] Although the device is not promoted as such, the iPhone 6S has a degree of water resistance due to a change to its internal design, which places a silicone seal around components of the logic board to prevent them from being shorted by accidental exposure to water.[22]

Their displays are the same sizes as those of the iPhone 6, coming in 4.7-inch 750p and 5.5-inch 1080p (Plus) sizes. The iPhone 6S features technology known as 3D Touch; sensors are embedded on the screen's backlight layer that measure the firmness of the user's touch input by the distance between it and the glass, allowing the device to distinguish between normal and more forceful touches. 3D Touch is combined with the Taptic Engine vibrator to provide associated haptic feedback.[23] Although it is similar, this is distinct from the Force Touch technology used on the Apple Watch and MacBook, as it is more sensitive and can recognize more levels of touch pressure than Force Touch.[24][25] Due to the hardware needed to implement 3D Touch, the iPhone 6S is heavier than its predecessor.[26]

iPhone 6S features a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera, upgraded from the 8-megapixel unit on previous models, as well as a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It can also record 4K video, as well as 1080p video at 60 frames per second.[27][28]

Another significant upgrade versus the iPhone 6 is that the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus use NVMe to interface with their flash controller which drives some SK Hynix TLC NAND flash memory, resulting in a maximum read speed of 1,840 megabytes per second.[7][29]

Software

iPhone 6S ships with iOS 9; the operating system leverages the 3D Touch hardware to allow the use of new gestures and commands, including "peeking" at content with a light touch and "popping" it into view by pressing harder,[23] and accessing context menus with links to commonly used functions within apps with harder presses on home screen icons.[23] The camera app's "Retina Flash" feature allows the display's brightness to be used as a makeshift flash on images taken with the front camera, while "Live Photos" captures a short video alongside each photo taken.[14][28]

Reception

As an S-model iPhone developing on the previous iPhone 6, reviews noted the limited number of changes. However, reviews generally concluded that the phone was improved on its predecessor, although some noted a lack of improvement in battery life. The Verge described the 6S, in particular the Plus model, as "right now the best phone on the market...There just aren't other companies that can roll out a feature like 3D Touch and make it work in a way that suggests the creation of entirely new interface paradigms, and every other phone maker needs to figure out exactly why Apple's cameras are so consistent before they can really compete." It, like several other reviews, described selling a 16GB model as 'ridiculous' and a poor choice for consumers, especially given the large picture file sizes.[30] The Guardian commented that the phone "has the potential to be the best smaller smartphone on the market, but its short battery life is deeply frustrating" and described the camera as "not leagues ahead of the competition anymore."[31] The Register praised performance, noting that "we’re now using phones with the performance of current PCs," but described force touch as "just a glorified vibrator" and "no good...it's not binary...and you still don’t know quite what’s going to happen until you try."[32] AnandTech awarded the iPhone 6s and 6s+ its second ever Editor's Choice Gold Award for a phone based largely on the phone's performance and the addition of 3D Touch.[33] An additional topic noted by journalists around the same time has been the better rate of security updates on iPhones compared to Android phones, with 90 percent of Android phones running insecure and outdated versions.[34]

Issues

iPhone 6S was affected with following issues:

Overheating of the Touch ID

Some users are experiencing the issues of overheating of the Touch ID sensor that makes it unusable.[35] Though Apple has integrated its fastest Touch ID ever made into the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, some users are experiencing of ‘overheated’ Touch ID. Customers described their troubled Touch ID ‘burning hot’ and their phones turned off randomly. A simple solution to this issue is by holding down the Sleep/Wake buttons for 10 seconds to reset the phone. Apple has no official explanation of the overheated Touch ID yet, but it may patch this issue through software update to iOS in the future.

Different processor chips

There are two different versions of the A9 processor found in the iPhone 6S; a chip made by TSMC and a chip made by Samsung. The Samsung chip supposedly yields worse battery performance than the TSMC chip; this phenomenon is known as 'chipgate'.[36] However, multiple independent tests have shown there is no appreciable difference between the two chips.[37]

Timeline of models

Timeline of iPhone models
iPhone 16 ProiPhone 16 ProiPhone 15 ProiPhone 15 ProiPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 ProiPhone 13 ProiPhone 13 ProiPhone 12 ProiPhone 12 ProiPhone 11 ProiPhone 11 ProiPhone XSiPhone XSiPhone XiPhone 16iPhone 16iPhone 15iPhone 15iPhone 14iPhone 14iPhone 13iPhone 13iPhone 12 MiniiPhone 12iPhone 11iPhone XRiPhone 8iPhone 8iPhone 7iPhone 7iPhone 6SiPhone 6SiPhone 6iPhone 6iPhone 5iPhone 5SiPhone 4SiPhone 4iPhone 3GSiPhone 3GiPhone (1st generation)iPhone SE (3rd generation)iPhone SE (2nd generation)iPhone SE (1st generation)iPhone 5C
See also: Timeline of Apple Inc. products

Source: Apple Newsroom Archive[38]

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