All you need to know about the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

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September 11, 2015 1:58 PM

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus come equipped with a new A9 chip, which is a third-gen of the 64-bit chip apple has been using.

Tech giant, Apple unveils latest versions, iphone 6s and 6s plus

Apple released the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus two days ago and everyone is eager to know what’s so special about Apple’s latest offering. Well, you don’t have to wait any further, here is a comprehensive list of all you need to know about the new Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus:

Design: The rumors were right after all, the next iPhone does come in a rose gold color and all iPhones will be made with a brand new Apple custom “7000 Aluminum” alloy, the type they use in the aerospace industry. There’s also a new screen made with stronger glass for the display.

3D Touch: There’s a new feature the company calls 3D Touch which the screen a new dimension. I’s basically based on Force Touch, which is already on the Apple Watch and new MacBooks, and with it users can hold down on any app to either ‘Peek’ or ‘Pop’.

Haptic feedback is also part of the feature to emphasize the 3D experience.

New A9 processor: The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus come equipped with a new A9 chip, which is a third-gen of the 64-bit chip apple has been using. It is built using a different architecture.

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The A9 processor is 70 percent faster than the A8 chip used in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. It is supported by a brand new M9 co-processor that is always on, to aid in detecting motion for apps like Health. TouchID is also twice as fast, thanks to these processors.

Camera: For the first time in years, the iPhone is adding more megapixels to its camera department. The new phone comes with a 12-megapixel camera, which is a 50 percent improvement from older generations.

The new iSight camera can also take 4K video, which means each frame has 8 million pixels. The fron-facing FaceTime camera also gets an upgrade with a 5-megapixel shooter, which is a major step up from the iPhone 6’s 1.2 megapixels. There’s a new flash feature for the front camera that increases the retina display brightness for selfies.

There’s also Live Photo’s, a feature that works by taking a few extra frames before and after you snap a photo, so that each photo has a snippet of live action.

Finally,

Pricing: The new iPhones will start at the same prices as the previous generation devices, plus a $100 price slash across Apple’s smartphone range.

Analysts have forecasted that the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will not surpass the staggering sales of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. We wait to see if the iPhone 6s’s new features will return Apple’s stake to the throne of the smartphone kingdom.

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