Apple iPhone 6s Plus review: The bigger picture

5 October, 2015
The big question for the big one. Even more iPhone goodness in a single package or a phone for the fence-sitters? To loosely quote Apple itself, bigger isn’t necessarily better. So, a niche product or the real deal?

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  • AnonD-297468
  • 9E7
  • 06 Oct 2015

It has joined the ranks of HTC and Nokia (now Microsoft) Lumia with live photos

    Check out that battery performance
    This is why I say on a screen size of 5.5 inch its not that important to have anything more than 1080p......

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      • mir
      • 7X1
      • 06 Oct 2015

      Anonymous, 05 Oct 2015Lol mediocre screen-to-body ratioRather have this for its speed alone. The S6 stutters quite often for an octa core flagship. Function over form anyday for me.

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        • fog
        • rKy
        • 06 Oct 2015

        Average phone..

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          • AtomAnt
          • P5J
          • 06 Oct 2015

          I was so tempted to make the switch to a Moto or Sony earlier this year when my 4 year old 4s was starting to show its age. So glad I waited till the 6s and 6s Plus release. On the xmas prezzy list now!! With the release of iOS 9 I have noticed getting better lif out of the 4s battery particually when sitting idle. Can only imagine the awesomeness of iOS 9 combined with a 6 plus and 3D touch. Yee haa!!!

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            • Anonymous
            • t7%
            • 06 Oct 2015

            Obviously not the best phone. Frustrating camera, it's good though if you are a smart person, you'll pay for the best in class. Overall, this is an all-rounder esp. if what matters to you everyday is the benchmarks.

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              • AnonD-259899
              • tuf
              • 06 Oct 2015

              As expected camera is shyte as usual. Battery life has improved the zeolots must be overjoyed to get what Android users have experienced on a couple of their high end phones since 2013

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                • Anonymous
                • 8}2
                • 06 Oct 2015

                I have a G4 and i don´t need more power than that, i have never suffer lag times. The issue with Iphone is that it´s a very very expensive phone and i don´t see where the money is. Camera...mediocre, screen...mediocre, screen to bodie ratio...mediocre, audio quality...mediocre, 4k video it was the standard for adroid flagships 2 years ago. For the money you are paying you should get the best of the best and you are no getting it. It is the best chipset out there, thats for sure but in what other spect is the Iphone the best of the best? Give Huawei 1500 USD and they will make a phone that will make apple shit on his pants. Don´t get me wrong it is a good piece of equipment but not the fair price tag. And the base model its 16 GB are you fucking kidding me?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • PT}
                  • 06 Oct 2015

                  BEAST phone indeed... I may not able to get you this time but soon you'll be mine...

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 5Mb
                    • 06 Oct 2015

                    Iphone 6s plus, best phone of the year, period. It might not be the best in every category (except speed, clearly), but for the general population, it is the best total package you can get from the moment you buy til the moment you decide to upgrade to a new phone, with no regrets (except perhaps money for those who can't afford it but still buys it). As for those geeks, there's no perfect phone out there because every phone has its faults.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • ny%
                      • 06 Oct 2015

                      rails, 05 Oct 2015GSMArena you are missing internal storage tests.. you shoul... moreCheck out Anandtech's preliminary findings. They carried out storage speed tests. Apple's custom designed NAND controller produces significantly faster read and write speeds.

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                        • SDKforLumia
                        • KIA
                        • 06 Oct 2015

                        rails, 05 Oct 2015I've bought my first iPhone ever and I'm very satisfied by ... moreWTF man?!! thats like every phone been outed by smartphone manufacturers that you have used? Really? where do you work and whats your monthly income? More importantly, how and why you change your smartphones so frequently?

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                          • JD
                          • QJq
                          • 06 Oct 2015

                          Anonymous, 05 Oct 2015Lol mediocre screen-to-body ratiois thats it? buahahahahaha

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                            • Anonymous
                            • v0X
                            • 05 Oct 2015

                            Lol mediocre screen-to-body ratio

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                              • AnonD-234961
                              • ndn
                              • 05 Oct 2015

                              I'm an Android user, but I have to admit, performance-wise Apple caught everyone else with the pants down. Plus the 3D-Touch is just a useful feature, no gimmicks like the Android rivals. I didn't believe that Apple has what it takes to catch the competition unprepared again since the original iPhone. But they did and they deserve the applause this round.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • X}Q
                                • 05 Oct 2015

                                What camera sensor does it have? Sony?

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                                  • AnonD-67137
                                  • 3rx
                                  • 05 Oct 2015

                                  where is audio test ??

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                                    • cro
                                    • r6Q
                                    • 05 Oct 2015

                                    i hope the Nexus 6P compares favorably

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                                      • rails
                                      • uQ{
                                      • 05 Oct 2015

                                      I've bought my first iPhone ever and I'm very satisfied by that (currently using iPhone 6s).
                                      I would like to switch to bigger variant as before I had Note 5 and S6 Edge+ and they are big and great for multimedia(except for sound) and better battery life.. What I like great about iPhone 6S is fingerprint reader its crazy fast and very accurate so I'm using this feature on it. I tried this feature on Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ but I couldn't cuz it often misses it which was annoying.

                                      iPhone 6S
                                      S6 Edge+
                                      Note 5
                                      S6 Edge(green)
                                      S6
                                      LG G4
                                      HTC One M9
                                      Nexus 6
                                      Moto X (2014)
                                      Note 4
                                      HTC One M8
                                      HTC One M7
                                      HTC One X
                                      Nexus S

                                      that's the order I've used phones in last 4 years or so time. and I didn't list all phones like i've used Butterfly S, Droid DNA, Moto X 2013, Desire 816, Moto G(2013), Moto G(2015) and probably more.

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                                        • rails
                                        • uQ{
                                        • 05 Oct 2015

                                        GSMArena you are missing internal storage tests.. you should compare S6 internal storage speed with iPhone 6s cuz its not eMMC(its faster a lot faster in sequential reading/writing)