Apple iPhone 6s review: The more it changes…

1 October, 2015
It’s how the saying goes. And you know, it’s not about Apple and the iPhone at all. It’s where the industry has been heading for a while now. In the race for screen size and processing power, the major makers’ flagships are like pro athletes finishing within milliseconds of each other...

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  • 02 Oct 2015

darklord, 02 Oct 2015seriously, you guys dont know about iphones. its simple, fa... moreYeah but you're also limited to doing what Apple handfeeds you. Where's the freedom and liberty in that? I'm not having a go at the iPhone it's just not what some people, like myself, want from a phone. I don't like Apple telling what I can do with my processing power. You have the best cores on the market and nothing to really utilise them with. At least on Android you can use emulators and play whatever damn files you choose.

    Neutral user, 02 Oct 2015My question for you is if there is any point in having QHD ... moreYou are forgetting one important thing. There is a difference from seeing pixels to seeing things sharper and clearer.

    Yes, when the PPI gets over 300, then you normally can't see the pixels while holding the smartphone at a normal distance. But the thing that you and many others are forgetting is that even though it get's harder to see the pixels the higher the PPI gets, it wont stop the displays from getting sharper and clearer the higher the PPI gets.

    Infact, you have to go up to around 900 PPI before the sharpness starts to fade off. You should read this: http://www.cultofmac.com/173702/why-retina-isnt-enough-feature/

    I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 4. Both of the screens on my phones here makes the iPhone 6S Plus screen to look like a joke. It's a pretty noticeable difference in the sharpness and overall quality on the S6 edge+ and Note 4 screen to the iPhone 6S Plus screen.

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      • 02 Oct 2015

      Dev, 02 Oct 2015the cost of iphone 6s plus is $230 , it include everything,... morewow, that's a lot of profit then. i can't with Apple right now, they know they already established themselves in smartphone industry since the success of iPhone 4, so after that, they only give their bare minimum specs (much less innovation) for their iPhones and selling it with more expensive price...

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        • darklord
        • awW
        • 02 Oct 2015

        seriously, you guys dont know about iphones. its simple, fast, and future proof. 6s is the fastest and the best phone ever. samsung, sony, lg all lag even with 4gbs of ram. Ios works perfect even with 1gb ram. Lol then why they should put 4 core processors when their 2 core processor is smoking 8 cores in benchmarks. get a life andriod losers. appreciate what they have achieved and use iphone then comment ;)

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          • Anonymous
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          • 02 Oct 2015

          I am using Note 4 for everyday use (mainly business) and iPhone 4S as my "weekend" phone... Now I will put away my 4S (would never sell it) and buy iPhone 6 64 GB.
          For me, 6S really isn't worth it, only thing I will be missing is Al series 7000 housing... But one fine case will compensate that...
          Regards to all fanboys, no matter which side :-)

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            • 02 Oct 2015

            Rjay007 , 02 Oct 2015There are only 2 things apple has going for them, their low... moreFor once, check the off-screen tests benchmarks.

            Spoiler alert: A9 throws everything in the benchmark out of the water. PowerVR GPUs on
            iDevices have been historically kicking butt.

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              • 02 Oct 2015

              Fachry, 02 Oct 2015The 750p (so called retina resolution) is outdated already.... morenaaahhh... in normal distance retina display is adequate already, its not like u starring ur phone or watch movie on it all day long like u do on TV, thats why i dont mind TV has better ppi than a phone..

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                • 02 Oct 2015

                AnonD-231608, 02 Oct 2015See, That price is still lower than what iphone 6s will hav... moreYeah based on what your using, you clearly don't know anything lol

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                  • 02 Oct 2015

                  Anonymous, 02 Oct 2015Lol, iPhones aren't that expensive. If you truly believe th... moreIf your gonna reply do so in context, he said that he used a cheap Chinese phone...

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 02 Oct 2015

                    whew il wait for the i7. ive got tons of troubles with this brilliant ios9 ! wtf!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 3aK
                      • 02 Oct 2015

                      I don't care what you're all arguing about (I use Android but have no prejudice against iOS, I just prefer a more open and free platform) but 16GB as a starter option in the price catergory is ridiculous. As they stated many, many times 4K video and live photos will make it increasingly harder to manage and juggle your apps/photos/etc. The fact that the 16GB variation of the previous generations proved to be insufficient in the long run has fallen on deaf ears ('give me dat monies' deaf ears). It's a completely redundant product. The 64GB is at least more sensible.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 02 Oct 2015

                        Neutral user, 02 Oct 2015My question for you is if there is any point in having QHD ... morejust so you know i can see the pixels on the crappy iphone screen no problem

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                          • 02 Oct 2015

                          See, That price is still lower than what iphone 6s will have. And being a android in its pure form, one will have advantage even with those hardware in nexus 5x. It will be updated for next 2 years for sure. And their camera will suppose to have much better quality this time. Price difference is also great, 699 for iphone 6s and 480 for 5x; both in euro for base model. i am using nokia 808 and blackbery passport.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 02 Oct 2015

                            AnonD-362866, 02 Oct 2015Previous reply didnt get posted for some reason. So I'll ju... moreLol, iPhones aren't that expensive. If you truly believe that then you are the poor one.

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                              • 02 Oct 2015

                              AnonD-443543, 02 Oct 2015Problem is that by you writing that how android does not wo... morePrevious reply didnt get posted for some reason. So I'll just say: "stick to your cheap stuff" :)

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                                • p77
                                • 02 Oct 2015

                                I really hope that someday even one android company finally can make great android phone which makes those android users finally happy about their choice, this thing is going more and more ridiculous every year.

                                Why these insecure android users care so much about iPhone and it's users. Why don't you guys spend time on android news? Oh wait no-one care about those so you guys come to whine in Apple news because you guys are jealous because iPhone is the thing which eveyone want to talk about

                                177 comment so far and counting, i rest my case

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                                  • NHU
                                  • 02 Oct 2015

                                  http://www.wired.com/2015/10/3d-touch-pressure-sensitive-display/?mbid=social_twitter To all the 3D touch haters who dont have a cooking clue ;)

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                                    • 02 Oct 2015

                                    Rjay007 , 02 Oct 2015There are only 2 things apple has going for them, their low... morethe sheep wont understand this my friend there to far gone already no hope may aswell give up on trying to convince them you would have better luck getting a herion addict to quit there habit lol

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                                      • 02 Oct 2015

                                      AnonD-329938, 02 Oct 2015nothing special, 3d touch ~= touch & hold... and we`v s... moremy note 3 ( September, 2013 ) Have 4k recording :)

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                                        • 02 Oct 2015

                                        There are only 2 things apple has going for them, their low specd screen and optimised software. The chipset doesn't have to do so much work. If you compare it to the other offerings from sony,samsung or LG which are running QHD displays. You'll most likely see that the A9 doesn't stand a chance.