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Differences between iPhone 6S Models (A1633, A1634, A1688, A1687, A1699, A1700, A1690, A1691)

As we all expect at this time every year, the new iPhones have arrived and again we get two new phones in 2015, the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus.

Both of the models features significant upgrades like 3D Touch, 12MP iSight camera, 4K video recording, faster CPU and GPU performance. The phones were launched with the 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB storage options but the 16GB and 64GB were discontinued and replaced by the 32GB option since 2016. You must be excited about the launch and want to get hands on the phone as soon as possible. However, you should be careful because your new iPhone might not be compatible with your carrier.

The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus come in 8 models, including A1633, A1634, A1687, A1688, A1699, A1700, A1690, and A1691, and they have different cellular connectivity. Fortunately, the number of model numbers is the same as iPhone 6 last year and Apple also covers 3 more LTE bands (23 as compared to 20 bands on iPhone 6). If you are on T-Mobile, you will see a boost in LTE signal, especially when you are inside buildings, because all new models include support for LTE Band 12 (700MHz spectrum). ATT customers will also notice a better experience as some models support the new LTE Band 30. The new generation also features LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) which supports download speed of 300Mbps and Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE).

Now, let’s take a look at the different model numbers.

iPhone 6S

The 4.7-inch iPhone 6S comes in 4 model numbers, A1633, A1688, A1691, and A1700.

Here are some part numbers of the model.

ATT (United States)

iPhone 6s 16GB Silver MKQ62LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Gold MKQ72LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Space Gray MKQ52LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Rose Gold MKQ82LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Silver MKQA2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Gold MKQC2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Space Gray MKQ92LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Rose Gold MKQD2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Silver MKQF2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Gold MKQG2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Space Gray MKQE2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Rose Gold MKQH2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Silver MN0N2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Gold MN0P2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Space Gray MN0M2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Rose Gold MN0V2LL/A

Factory-Unlocked (United States)

iPhone 6s 16GB Silver MKRD2LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Gold MKRE2LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Space Gray MKRC2LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Rose Gold MKRF2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Silver MKRH2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Gold MKRJ2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Space Gray MKRG2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Rose Gold MKRK2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Silver MKRM2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Gold MKRP2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Space Gray MKRL2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Rose Gold MKRQ2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Silver MN1G2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Gold MN1K2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Space Gray MN1E2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Rose Gold MN1L2LL/A

A1688: The global phone has almost the same bands as the A1633, except that there is no LTE Band 30 (2.3 GHz WCS spectrum deployed by ATT). This model will also work on both GSM and CDMA carriers. The A1688 is sold at T-Mobile (locked and contract-free), Sprint and Verizon in the US, as well as in Europe and Asia, including countries like the U.K., France, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Japan. You will also receive this model when you take advantage of Apple’s new iPhone Upgrade Program (except that you are an ATT customer). Following are some known part numbers of the model.

T-Mobile (United States)

iPhone 6s 16GB Silver MKQY2LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Gold MKR12LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Space Gray MKQX2LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Rose Gold MKR22LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Silver MKR42LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Gold MKR52LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Space Gray MKR32LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Rose Gold MKR62LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Silver MKR82LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Gold MKR92LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Space Gray MKR72LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Rose Gold MKRA2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Silver MN162LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Gold MN172LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Space Gray MN132LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Rose Gold MN192LL/A

Sprint (United States)

iPhone 6s 16GB Silver MKT82LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Gold MKT92LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Space Gray MKT72LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Rose Gold MKTA2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Silver MKTD2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Gold MKTE2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Space Gray MKTC2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Rose Gold MKTF2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Silver MKTH2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Gold MKTJ2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Space Gray MKTG2LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Rose Gold MKTK2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Silver MN1X2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Gold MN1Y2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Space Gray MN1W2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Rose Gold MN202LL/A

Verizon (United States)

iPhone 6s 16GB Silver MKRT2LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Gold MKRW2LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Space Gray MKRR2LL/A
iPhone 6s 16GB Rose Gold MKRX2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Silver MKT02LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Gold MKT12LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Space Gray MKRY2LL/A
iPhone 6s 64GB Rose Gold MKT22LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Silver MKT42LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Gold MKT52LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Space Gray MKT32LL/A
iPhone 6s 128GB Rose Gold MKT62LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Silver MN1Q2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Gold MN1U2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Space Gray MN1M2LL/A
iPhone 6s 32GB Rose Gold MN1V2LL/A

A1700: This is the model being sold in China, it will work with all carriers here like China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom. It has the same specifications as the A1688. Specifically, it supports FDD-LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29), TD-LTE (bands 38, 39, 40, 41), TD-SCDMA 1900 (F), 2000 (A), CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz), UMTS (WCDMA) / HSPA / DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) and GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz).

A1691: This is another model for the Chinese market. The iPhone 6S A1691 is available exclusively on China Mobile as a contract-free unlocked phone.

iPhone 6S Plus

The 5.5-inch iPhone 6S Plus has 4 model numbers, A1634, A1687, A1690, and A1699.

ATT (United States)

iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Silver MKTM2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Gold MKTN2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Space Gray MKTL2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Rose Gold MKTP2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Silver MKTR2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Gold MKTT2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Space Gray MKTQ2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Rose Gold MKTU2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Silver MKTW2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Gold MKTX2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Space Gray MKTV2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Rose Gold MKTY2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Silver MN2R2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Gold MN2T2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Space Gray MN2Q2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Rose Gold MN2U2LL/A

Factory-Unlocked (United States)

iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Silver MKW62LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Gold MKW72LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Space Gray MKW52LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Rose Gold MKW82LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Silver MKWC2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Gold MKWD2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Space Gray MKW92LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Rose Gold MKWE2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Silver MKWG2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Gold MKWH2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Space Gray MKWF2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Rose Gold MKWJ2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Silver MN352LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Gold MN362LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Space Gray MN342LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Rose Gold MN372LL/A

A1687: This is considered the world phone or global phone as it works on both GSM and CDMA carriers, and it is the most popular model being sold around the world. Like the corresponding iPhone 6S version, the A1687 doesn’t have the LTE Band 30 (a new LTE Band used by ATT). The phone is available on Sprint, T-Mobile (locked and contract-free) and Verizon in the US, many carriers in Europe and Asia, as well as the Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program. Besides, if you pay full price for an unlocked version on Verizon or T-Mobile, you can be confident using it almost anywhere on the planet.

Here are some part numbers of the model.

T-Mobile (United States)

iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Silver MKUJ2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Gold MKUN2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Space Gray MKUH2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Rose Gold MKUP2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Silver MKUU2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Gold MKUV2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Space Gray MKUQ2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Rose Gold MKUW2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Silver MKUY2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Gold MKV12LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Space Gray MKUX2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Rose Gold MKV22LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Silver MN312LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Gold MN322LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Space Gray MN302LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Rose Gold MN332LL/A

Sprint (United States)

iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Silver MKVP2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Gold MKVQ2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Space Gray MKVN2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Rose Gold MKVU2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Silver MKVW2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Gold MKVX2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Space Gray MKVV2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Rose Gold MKVY2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Silver MKW12LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Gold MKW22LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Space Gray MKW02LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Rose Gold MKW32LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Silver MN3F2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Gold MN3G2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Space Gray MN3E2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Rose Gold MN3H2LL/A

Verizon (United States)

iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Silver MKV52LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Gold MKV62LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Space Gray MKV32LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB Rose Gold MKV72LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Silver MKV92LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Gold MKVD2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Space Gray MKV82LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Rose Gold MKVE2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Silver MKVG2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Gold MKVH2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Space Gray MKVF2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Rose Gold MKVJ2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Silver MN392LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Gold MN3A2LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Space Gray MN382LL/A
iPhone 6s Plus 32GB Rose Gold MN3D2LL/A

A1699: The model is sold in China and compatible with China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom. It has the same specs as the A1687.

A1690: The iPhone 6S Plus A1690 is the exclusive model for China Mobile which is sold as an unlocked phone.

Do you have any question regarding those iPhone 6S and 6S Plus model numbers? Let me know in a comment below and I will try to give you an answer promptly.

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The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus may look just like last year’s iPhones, but hardware updates and Apple’s new 3D Touch feature make them feel completely new. While the new cameras and 4K video recording may get the hype, it’s the 2GB of RAM that steals the show.

Early Verdict

The decision to buy an iPhone or something else running Android or Windows has more to do with ecosystem than hardware. If you prefer fruit over sugary treats, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are excellent phones. The extra RAM and 3D Touch make them feel like new despite the similarities to the previous generation. While the new camera is no better than the old one, it’s still one of the best you can get. The iPhone 6s Plus’ better battery life and camera make it the stronger choice if you can handle its size.

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Introduction

The larger screens that came with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were the biggest hardware changes the iconic brand has yet seen and represented a major philosophical shift for Apple. Competitive pressure from Android OEMs and more cognizant consumers shattered Cupertino’s stranglehold on what a smartphone should look like. Its customers wanted larger screens, and Apple gave them what they wanted.

This is an “s” update, however, so there’s no radical redesign or reimagining of the iPhone. Instead, Apple focuses on boosting performance and refining last year’s design for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. While their screens are the same size and resolution, most of the internals are new, starting with the A9 SoC. Apple’s custom-designed, dual-core 64-bit CPU gets more cache and higher IPC (instructions per cycle). The A9 also gets a new PowerVR GPU, with its own architectural enhancements and two additional cores. Using a new FinFET manufacturing process allows Apple to ramp up clock frequencies, further increasing performance—up to 70 percent for the CPU and up to 90 percent for the GPU, according to Apple.

The M9 motion coprocessor is no longer a separate chip. It now resides on a special low-power island within the A9 SoC. This change unshackles Siri from the power outlet, an inconvenient restriction placed on the iPhone 6, whose M8 coprocessor took up additional space on the motherboard and drew too much power to be left on, listening for voice commands, when running on battery power. Now Apple’s digital assistant is always listening, ready to respond as soon it hears you say, “Hey Siri.” The M9 still collects data from the accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, and barometer too, feeding it to fitness tracking apps that log steps taken, distance traveled, and elevation traversed. Additionally, it now measures the speed of movement.

Riding atop the A9 SoC in a package-on-package (POP) configuration is perhaps the most important hardware improvement in terms of user experience: 2GB of RAM. Gone are the frequent app crashes and random interface stutters that plagued the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. With twice as much RAM, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus really do feel like completely new phones. Apps are not just more stable and smooth, either. Switching apps is also much faster, since they remain in memory and do not have to be constantly reloaded. The same is true for switching between several web pages in Safari. The iPhone feels like a flagship phone once again.

Memory capacity is only one area where the iPhone is falling behind, though. When it comes to camera performance, Samsung’s Galaxy S6 devices surpass the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Apple hopes to rectify this situation by giving the 6s and 6s Plus new front and rear cameras that offer higher resolution and the ability to record 4K UHD videos. We’ll discover if these changes push the iPhone back into the lead in performance and features once again later in the review.

The new iPhones should now be on par with the Wi-Fi performance of other flagships. Last year, the iPhone 6 added support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi, boosting theoretical bandwidth from 150Mb/s on the iPhone 5s to 433Mb/s using a single spatial stream and an 80MHz channel. For the 6s, Apple adds a second spatial stream, elevating bandwidth to a maximum of 867Mb/s.

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Unfortunately, when it comes to the base storage option, the iPhone is still stuck in the past, offering a meager 16GB (~12GB usable). This is not enough for a modern smartphone, let alone a flagship phone. My mother-in-law, who has not installed any apps and does not do much more than text, managed to completely fill her 16GB iPhone 6 Plus with just pictures and a few short videos. With a larger camera sensor and the ability to shoot 4K video, the new iPhones will consume even more storage space. Apple does offer 64GB and 128GB storage options, but they do not come cheap.

Apple iPhone 6s Plus Specifications

The iPhone “s” models are not just about new silicon, however. It’s become a tradition for Apple to introduce a new usability feature in lieu of a new design. The iPhone 4s introduced Siri, Apple’s voice activated assistant; the 5s added Touch ID, a functional fingerprint scanner; and now the 6s squeezes in 3D Touch, a pressure sensitive display with haptic feedback. Adding a third control dimension to the now familiar two-dimensional multi-touch controls allows for two new interactions: Peek and Pop. Will these become as ingrained as pinch-to-zoom, or should they be relabeled Try and Forget? We’ll explore 3D Touch more in a bit.

Cellular

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are packed with more cellular silicon than any phone we’ve ever seen. There are multiple power amplifiers, front-end modules, and antenna switches from Avago, Murata, Qorvo, RF Micro Devices, Skyworks, and TriQuint, with some of these components specific to certain iPhone model numbers, depending on regional frequency requirements.

All of these chips surround a Qualcomm MDM9635M baseband processor. Manufactured on a 20nm process, it supports Category 6 LTE speeds of up to 300 Mbps on the downlink (2×20 MHz carrier aggregation with 64-QAM) and up to 50 Mbps on the uplink (1×20 MHz with 16-QAM). It also supports all major radio modes, including GSM/EDGE, UMTS (WCDMA, TD-SCDMA), LTE (LTE-FDD, LTE-TDD) and CDMA2000. This new processor consumes less power than the 28nm MDM9625M in the iPhone 6, while delivering higher downlink speeds than the older Category 4 LTE (150 Mbps) part.

The RF transceiver is another Qualcomm part. The WTR3925 is the first single-chip solution from Qualcomm to support all of the 3GPP approved carrier aggregation Band combinations, eliminating the need for a second receive-only transceiver like the iPhone 6 used. Qualcomm’s QFE1100 envelope tracker, part of the company’s RF360 suite, dynamically adjusts voltage to the power amplifiers, wasting less energy and reducing heat generation.

All of this is required for supporting up to 23 LTE bands, up from 20 in the iPhone 6 and 13 in the 5s, the most in any smartphone, assuring the iPhone 6s will work in nearly any country you might travel to. Here’s the full list of supported frequencies.

Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Wi-Fi calling, which allows you to make higher‑quality wideband calls over a Wi‑Fi connection, were both supported on the iPhone 6 and carry over to the 6s. This latter feature came with an unfortunate limitation on the 6, however: turning it on would break Apple’s Continuity feature. The iPhone 6s eliminates this restriction, allowing both features to be enabled without interfering with each other.

iPhone 6s and 6s Plus FAQ: The complete guide to Apple’s new phones

Apple’s new iPhones go on sale Friday, September 25—today! Though the promise of a shiny new iPhone is always exciting, we understand if you’re still on the fence. To help you make an informed decision, here’s all the critical information we’ve learned about the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. And if you have any questions we didn’t answer, let us know in the Комментарии и мнения владельцев below.

The basics

When can I get the new iPhones?

The two phones will go on sale September 25 in 12 countries: The U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and Singapore. than 130 countries and 400-plus carriers will have the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus by the end of the year.

How much do the new phones cost?

If you’re signing a new two-year contract with your carrier when you buy your 6s or 6s Plus, the are as follows for a 6s: 199 up-front for a 16GB, 299 for a 64GB, or 399 for a 128GB. Add an extra 100 for the 6s Plus: 299 up-front for 16GB, 399 for 64GB, or 499 for a 128GB.

But two-year contracts are on the way out. So what does that mean for iPhone pricing? You can buy an unsubsidized iPhone 6s starting at 649 for the 16GB version and a 6s Plus from 749—add an extra 100 for each larger storage size. You can also spread out those payments with a carrier installment plan, the cost of which depends on which plan you choose, but starts at 27 per month for a 6s and 31 a month for the 6s Plus in the U.S.

And for the first time, Apple is offering its own upgrade program. You can buy an unlocked iPhone 6s with AppleCare from an Apple Store and choose your own carrier. Monthly payments start at 32 in the U.S. for a 6s, and 37 for a 6s Plus, and you’ll have the option to upgrade to a new iPhone after a year. If you’re planning to buy an iPhone through Apple’s upgrade program, you can make a reservation online to buy in-store and receive help from Apple employees. information about the iPhone Upgrade Program is available here.

Apple is also lowering the cost of its other iPhones under two-year contracts, and ditching the 5c altogether. The iPhone 6 Plus will start at 199, the iPhone 6 at 99, and the entry-level iPhone 5s is free.

Which carriers are offering the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus?

ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint will all carry the new phones in the U.S., and you can also buy phones without a contract to use on whatever network you like.

What colors can I buy?

Colors include the standard space gray with black bezel, gold with white bezel, and silver with white bezel—and there’s also a brand new rose gold option with a white bezel. It’s similar to the Apple Watch Edition in rose gold, but less expensive because the body is made of aluminum alloy, and not, you know, actual gold.

The big changes

How do the 6s and 6s Plus stack up to the 6 and 6 Plus?

This is an in-between year for iPhones, which means there are no major exterior changes. The 6s has a 4.7-inch display, just like its predecessor, and the 6s Plus has a 5.5-inch display, like the 6 Plus.

While they might look the same, the new iPhones are made of slightly different materials than last year’s models. Both the 6s and 6s Plus are made of Apple’s 7000 series aluminum alloy, the strongest of any iPhone ever made, which is also what Apple used to craft the Apple Watch Sport. The aluminum is aerospace industry-grade.

The phones also have what Apple calls “the strongest cover glass used on any smartphone in the world” thanks to a dual ion-exchange process that makes the glass stronger on the molecular level. The Retina HD displays offer the same resolution as last year’s models: 1334-by-750 for the 6s and 1920-by-1080 for the 6s Plus.

The new iPhones are every so slightly thicker than their predecessors. The 6s Plus is 7.3mm thick to the 6 Plus’s 7.1mm, and the 6s is also a hair thicker than the last-gen model: 7.1mm to 6.9mm. We’re guessing that’s due to the stronger aluminum alloy, but Apple didn’t specify.

OK, but what’s under the hood?

Don’t think that because the display looks the same, it actually is the same. Apple has completely reengineered its multi-touch display with new capacitive sensors built into the display’s backlight. Those sensors measure the tiny changes in the distance between the cover glass and the backlight—changes caused by the pressure in your fingertip. The new display, called 3D Touch, responds to that pressure in different ways depending on how long you press on the screen. This is all powered by algorithms that combine feedback from the capacitive sensors with the information from your phone’s touch sensors and accelerometer.

Sounds complicated, but the end result are new gestures that Apple calls “peek and pop” and “quick actions.” You’ll know which you’ve unlocked based on the new Taptic Engine, similar to the one found in the Apple Watch, which responds to your pressure with taps. Taps can be long or short depending on the action you’re performing, just like the watch.

What is peek and pop and how does it work?

One of the new gestures supported by the 3D Touch display lets you “peek” into content without actually opening it, then “pop” in if you want to interact with it. This gesture works in apps like Mail, where a light press on an email will let you preview what it says, and a deeper one will let you pop in to deal with the message. Peeks require you to keep your fingertip on the screen—lift it up, and the preview disappears.

You can also use peek and pop to preview web links without launching Safari, check out and thumb through photos without opening and swiping, and check out an address without jumping into Maps.

You don’t have to pop into a peek to interact with a piece of content like an email, though. You can also use a familiar gesture, the swipe, to deal with it. Swipe up when peeking into content to bring up a menu of shortcuts—for instance, in a web link preview, you can swipe up to see a set of options to copy that link, open it in a new tab, or add it to your Reading List for later viewing. In email, swiping left or right on a peek into a message will let you delete it or mark it as unread.

And what about quick actions?

3D Touch also unlocks menus of shortcuts with hard presses on home screen app icons. These quick actions could be anything—a hard press on the Camera icon pops up options to take a selfie, record video, record slo-mo, or take a photo, while a hard press on Messages lets you compose a new message right away. Apple showed off the new gesture with its native apps and a handful of chosen early partners, like and Instagram, but just opened a 3D Touch API to all developers who want to add quick actions to their own apps.

What else is 3D Touch capable of?

Peek and pop and quick actions are amazing new gestures, but that’s not all the new iPhones’ pressure-sensitive display allows you to do. Some other capabilities: A forceful press on a contact’s profile photo anywhere in iOS 9—Mail, Messages, etc.—will pop up their contact details. In Notes, a light press in sketch mode will change the point to a finer one for writing or drawing, and a deep press will make the lines thicker. A deep press on the keyboard within apps in iOS 9 turns the keyboard into a trackpad. Use a forceful touch on the lefthand side of the home screen to see all of the apps you have open in multitasking mode, then swipe through until you find the one you want to use. A tap will open it.

How do the internals compare?

The new iPhones ship with Apple’s new A9 processor, a 64-bit chip embedded with the M9 motion coprocessor. The M9 makes it possible for your iPhone to track your fitness with an accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, and compass, and also supports the ability for Siri to remain always on. Just say, “Hey Siri” to summon her without needing to press the home button or plug your phone into a power source. The M9 will also add running and walking pace-tracking to the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.

Embedding the coprocessor directly into the chip increases battery life, Apple says.

Do the new phones have better cameras?

Do they ever. The iSight camera (the rear-facing one) now takes 12-megapixel images, a huge jump of the previous generation’s 8-megapixel camera. Apple also added a new sensor, image signal processor, and improved optical image stabilization for the highest-quality photos the iPhone has ever taken.

The new iPhones take advantage of the overhauled camera system with a new feature called Live Photos. When you take a photo using the 6s or 6s Plus, the camera will capture 1.5 seconds just before and immediately after snapshot is taken to make your photos more cinematic. With a press on the image, you can watch the scene come to life instead of just staring at a still. You can even make those Live Photos your iPhone wallpaper or your Apple Watch face.

That’s not all. The 6s and 6s Plus now support 4K video-recording in 3840-by-2160 resolution at 30 fps. That’s four times higher than the 6 and 6 Plus. Apple also added optical image stabilization to the 6s Plus camera for video, too.

The new iPhones also get an upgraded FaceTime camera that shoots 5-megapixel photos with Retina Flash, a new feature that makes your display flash three times brighter for low-light selfies.

So Live Photos can live on my lock screen. What about animated ones?

The stunning animated watch faces that we first saw on Apple Watch are now coming to the iPhone with dynamic wallpapers in iOS 9. You can watch koi float effortlessly on your lock screen, or a smokey blue plume of smoke undulate. It’s a small feature, but an impressive one that showcases the iPhone’s gorgeous graphics.

Any changes to wireless capabilities?

Let’s talk about accessories

Will iPhone 6 and 6 Plus cases work on the new iPhones?

The 6s and 6s Plus are just a tiny bit thicker than last year’s models, but that difference could be enough to make existing cases obsolete—at least when it comes to casing the new phones. But it really depends on the case manufacturer. Some companies, like Speck, have already clarified that their 6 and 6 Plus cases will work on the new phones. Others might be just a smidge too small, especially in the case of the 6s Plus, which isn’t just thicker than last year’s model: it’s also taller.

Is Apple making new cases?

Of course. The company made five leather cases for each phone and a whopping 11 shades of silicone cases, too. The leather cases retail for 45 and 49 for the 6s and 6s Plus, respectively, and come in midnight blue, rose gray, saddle brown, brown, and black. The silicone cases are slightly cheaper at 35 and 39 for the 6s and 6s Plus. The color options are white, charcoal gray, stone, antique white, blue, turquoise, midnight blue, lavender, pink, orange, and a Product (RED) red case.

What about charging docks?

Apple is also making Lightning docks at 49 a pop, one to match each of the new iPhone’s four shades: silver, gold, space gray, and rose gold. You could also mix and match if you want to live dangerously.

For way more information, check out our first look with both devices. In the meantime, shoot us some questions in the Комментарии и мнения владельцев.

iPhone 6S Plus Review

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Verdict
Pros and Cons
Key Specifications
How we tested
Living with the iPhone 6S Plus
iPhone 6S Plus long-term verdict
What is the iPhone 6S Plus?
iPhone 6S Plus
iPhone 6S Plus
What is the iPhone 6S Plus?
iPhone 6S Plus
iPhone 6S Plus
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Pros

Living with the iPhone 6S Plus

I’ve been using the iPhone 6S Plus since its release in September and my opinion of Apple’s most expensive phone has changed very little. This is the best ‘S’ version phone the company’s ever made.

Let’s start with everything it’s great at…

The camera is a joy. It’s perfect for taking quick snaps and provides excellent photos with a realistic palette. I like my photos to have a colour tone that matches what I can see, but the camera app comes with plenty of filters if you like to pimp your pics.

Other phones are better in low light – in particular the Samsung Galaxy S7 which is a truly superb phone too.

The iPhone 6S Plus is also as snappy now as it was the first day I took it out of the box, even though I’ve loaded it with more apps than I’ll ever have time to use. This is a great phone for gaming – not least because the 5.5-inch screen provides plenty of pixel-packed real estate.

I’ve also come to love Live Photos. Initially I thought adding a little movement to images was a bit of a gimmick, but iOS updates have improved them and now you can upload to most social media apps. Movement also brings your gallery to life.

And while the IPS screen may not reach the heights of the OLED displays on the LG G5 and S7, it’s still plenty sharp and bright. I can happily read websites and emails even in the brightest sunlight. I also regularly find myself watching my favourite shows on the go.

The iPhone 6S Plus’s battery life is also solid. It’s definitely dropped from when it was brand new, when I’d regularly get home after a day at the TrustedReviews offices with more than 50% left. Now it’s more like 30%.

This may have to do with the battery losing some of its prowess after a few hundred recharges, but it’s more likely the fact that I use more apps with background services and that I game more (Top tip: Clash Royale is highly addictive). Regardless, this is still the iPhone to get if you value stamina, although surprisingly the diminutive iPhone SE also does a solid job. The 4.7-inch iPhone 6S is the weakest in this regard.

There’s very little I don’t like about the iPhone 6S Plus, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect.

The design is still a little wanting. It’s sleek and easy to handle, but it doesn’t make a bold statement like the HTC 10, and neither does it manage to cram a big screen into a small body like many of its Android competitors.

There are also a few software issues that bug me. The main culprit is Spotlight search which often decides it doesn’t want to find an app I’m looking for, but the iPhone 6S Plus occasionally freezes when someone is calling me. Thankfully these annoying issues are rare.

Lastly, 3D Touch, a feature I used a lot at first, has fallen by the wayside. By pressing the screen harder you can get more menu items to appear which is useful, but for some reason I’ve ended up using it less and less as time’s gone on. It’s the exact opposite of Live Photos, which I now don’t want to live without.

iPhone 6S Plus long-term verdict

I’m still very happy with the iPhone 6S Plus. I’ve used a number of phones at the same time as conducting this long-term test and I still find myself reaching for the 6S Plus, mainly because of its ease of use and app library. It does everything you want it to with a minimum of fuss – important if you live a busy lifestyle and don’t particularly care about tinkering with your smartphone.

If you can handle its size and price then the 6S Plus is the iPhone I recommend. Go for the 64GB model, though – 16GB just isn’t enough. It’s also worth remembering that the iPhone 7 is only a few months away.

Read on for the original iPhone 6S Plus review

What is the iPhone 6S Plus?

The iPhone 6S Plus is Apple’s second phablet, and like last year’s model it’s properly big.

The 5.5-inch screen is the biggest you can get on an iPhone and a massive step up if you’re used to an iPhone 5S. It takes some getting used to.

Usually ‘S’ models of the iPhone tend to have a few small additions over the previous phone. This year, though, Apple has made some serious improvements to the iPhone 6S Plus that make it more interesting compared to what we’ve become accustomed to.

The 4S and 5S introduced useful additions, the first with Siri and the second with Touch ID. A few other performance improvements were thrown in for good measure.

These were good phones, but they didn’t particularly excite the imagination.

The iPhone 6S Plus looks to have gone down the same road, at first glance that is. It looks almost identical to last year’s phone barring a new Rose Gold colour.

Spend a little time with it, though, and you quickly realise that the iPhone 6S Plus comes with significant improvements in all the areas you’d expect and some you wouldn’t. So aside from a boost in performance, plus a better camera and build quality, we’ve also been treated to a potentially ground-breaking innovation – 3D Touch.

Just like the iPhone 6S this is a very good phone.

iPhone 6S Plus – Design

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm, 192g, Nano-SIM, aluminium 7000

If there’s one are the iPhone 6S Plus could be stronger it’s design.

Don’t get me wrong: This is a very well-made phone. Every part of it fits together beautifully, and Apple has ensured that there will be no more “bendy iPhone” complaints by using a new, much tougher aluminium for the body. The lightly textured and slim handset is grippy, and surprisingly comfortable to hold for such a big phone. There are no awkward edges; just smooth, flowing curves that fit nicely in your palm.

Related: Best iPhone Deals The 6S Plus has a screen-to-body ratio of 68%, whereas the curved-screened 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge – the 6S’s closest competitor – has a ratio of almost 76%. That means more screen for its size.

It’s height takes a little getting used to as well. It took me around a week to get comfortable with the original Plus; others may find it just too big in hand and in

Apple is aware of this and so has included a feature that lets you drop what’s on screen closer to your thumb. Gently tap the home button twice and out-of-reach icons become instantly accessible.

It doesn’t solve everything – I still struggle to reach the bottom left corner of the screen with my right thumb – but it’s a useful feature.

The 6S Plus is also heavy, 20g more so than the iPhone 6 Plus before it. The extra weight is due to the new Taptic Engine used with 3D Touch – and it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I like weighty phones – they feel more substantial; others might find it a little too cumbersome, however.

iPhone 6S Plus – 3D Touch and Screen

1,920 x 1,080 pixels, 5.5-inch LCD IPS screen, Ion-X toughened glass, 3D Touch

The 6S Plus uses the same display as last year’s phone, and very good it is too.

The Full HD 5.5in screen is both bright (if a little dimmer than the last model at full brightness) and well balanced, with colours looking natural and contrast levels solid for an LCD. Compare it with Samsung’s latest offerings and it pales in comparison, though. The Super AMOLED displays on handsets such as the Galaxy Note 5 are a class above when it comes to vibrancy, sharpness and black levels.

Even though the iPhone 6S Plus doesn’t have the best screen, it remains great. Besides, I’m increasingly seeing diminishing returns on phones display improvements. For example, having a higher-resolution QHD screen doesn’t equate to a huge difference in the user experience.

Apple’s latest innovation does, however.

I’m excited about 3D Touch, even though it’s currently limited to a handful of features. Let’s get started with what it is and what it can do.

The original iPhone was the first to feature a multi-touch screen and it revolutionised the way we interact with our phones. Pinching, zooming and swiping were all made possible, and it was one of the most intuitive interfaces ever – even toddlers could use it.

3D Touch takes it to the next level, bringing a whole new experience to the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus by cutting out swathes of extra presses. It gets you where you want to be in iOS 9 far more quickly.

3D Touch brings three levels of pressure sensitivity to the iPhone 6S Plus user interface, so if you press harder on the screen more options appear. At first the experience is a little odd.

I’m used to lightly touching a smartphone screen, so applying significant pressure feels wrong. Give it a day or two, though, and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

It works by using a pressure-sensitive display with a stronger, and more refined, Taptic Engine – the feature that makes your phone vibrate.

The Clock app lets you immediately create a new alarm or start the stopwatch, while the Maps app provides a quick setting to get you home, mark your location (so you don’t forget where you’ve parked) or send your location to a mate.

Hard press the spacebar when writing an email and the keyboard transforms to a touchpad, so you can easily move the cursor to a specific part of the message to sort out a typo.

It all sounds simple, and it is, but it’s also a huge step forward in how you interact with apps. It’s a bit like having a right mouse button at your fingertips and it opens up a host of new possibilities.

Few third-party apps support 3D Touch at the moment, but don’t let that concern you. App developers now have access to 3D Touch, so you can expect a whole host of new features to soon appear on all your favourites.

There are a few that have taken advantage of the new feature already, and one of the best examples is the futuristic racer AG Drive.

It shows just how clever 3D Touch is. Controls aren’t limited to just slow/fast – it’s actually analogue, so when it comes to accelerating your hovership, the harder you press, the faster you’ll go.

It’s worth mentioning the curved-screened Galaxy S6 Edge here – after all, it’s the 6S Plus’ main competitor. The edges of the Samsung do make it achingly pretty, but they serve very little function. By contrast, 3D Touch provides zero visual excitement but plenty of great uses. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has curved sides

Apple has improved the connectivity on the iPhone 6S Plus so that Wi-Fi is more reliable and faster than ever before. It also comes with 4G and the latest Bluetooth 4.2 standard. As always with iPhones, however, it lacks a microSD slot.

This means you’ll need to carefully consider which version of the iPhone 6S Plus you’ll opt for. The 16GB version (£619) really won’t stretch far at all – some photos, a few games and a bit of music and you’ll be clamouring for the delete key.

The 64GB version (£699) should be ample for most, with the 128GB 6S Plus (£789) perfect for those who like carrying a large movie or music library with them.

What is the iPhone 6S Plus?

The iPhone 6S Plus (not to be confused with the upcoming iPhone 7) is Apple’s second phablet, and like last year’s model it’s properly big.

The 5.5-inch screen is the biggest you can get on an iPhone and a massive step up if you’re used to an iPhone 5S. It takes some getting used to.

Usually ‘S’ models of the iPhone tend to have a few small additions over the previous phone. This year, though, Apple has made some serious improvements to the iPhone 6S Plus that make it more interesting compared to what we’ve become accustomed to.

The 4S and 5S introduced useful additions, the first with Siri and the second with Touch ID. A few other performance improvements were thrown in for good measure.

These were good phones, but they didn’t particularly excite the imagination.

The iPhone 6S Plus looks to have gone down the same road, at first glance that is. It looks almost identical to last year’s phone barring a new Rose Gold colour.

Just like the iPhone 6S this is a very good phone.

iPhone 6S Plus – Design

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm, 192g, Nano-SIM, aluminium 7000

If there’s one are the iPhone 6S Plus could be stronger it’s design.

The problem with the iPhone 6S Plus is the size of its top and bottom bezels. Where the LG G4 manages to cram a 5.5-inch screen in a body that’s more phone-like rather than a phablet, the 6S Plus feels unwieldy. The 6S Plus has a screen-to-body ratio of 68%, whereas the curved-screened 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge – the 6S’s closest competitor – has a ratio of almost 76%. That means more screen for its size.

It’s height takes a little getting used to as well. It took me around a week to get comfortable with the original Plus; others may find it just too big in hand and in

Apple is aware of this and so has included a feature that lets you drop what’s on screen closer to your thumb. Gently tap the home button twice and out-of-reach icons become instantly accessible.

It doesn’t solve everything – I still struggle to reach the bottom left corner of the screen with my right thumb – but it’s a useful feature.

iPhone 6S Plus – 3D Touch and Screen

1,920 x 1,080 pixels, 5.5-inch LCD IPS screen, Ion-X toughened glass, 3D Touch

The 6S Plus uses the same display as last year’s phone, and very good it is too.

Apple’s latest innovation does, however.

I’m excited about 3D Touch, even though it’s currently limited to a handful of features. Let’s get started with what it is and what it can do.

3D Touch takes it to the next level, bringing a whole new experience to the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus by cutting out swathes of extra presses. It gets you where you want to be in iOS 9 far more quickly.

3D Touch brings three levels of pressure sensitivity to the iPhone 6S Plus user interface, so if you press harder on the screen more options appear. At first the experience is a little odd.

I’m used to lightly touching a smartphone screen, so applying significant pressure feels wrong. Give it a day or two, though, and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

It works by using a pressure-sensitive display with a stronger, and more refined, Taptic Engine – the feature that makes your phone vibrate.

At the moment, 3D Touch is mostly limited to Apple apps. Touch the Camera app icon from the homescreen and, as you’d expect, the app opens. Press a little harder on the icon, though, and a host of new options appear. Want to go straight to the selfie mode? Or what about shooting slo-mo right away? They all spring to life with a heavier touch. The Clock app lets you immediately create a new alarm or start the stopwatch, while the Maps app provides a quick setting to get you home, mark your location (so you don’t forget where you’ve parked) or send your location to a mate.

Hard press the spacebar when writing an email and the keyboard transforms to a touchpad, so you can easily move the cursor to a specific part of the message to sort out a typo.

There are a few that have taken advantage of the new feature already, and one of the best examples is the futuristic racer AG Drive.

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The 64GB version (£699) should be ample for most, with the 128GB 6S Plus (£789) perfect for those who like carrying a large movie or music library with them.

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iPhone 6s Plus

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Apple’s new top-end iPhone is functionally similar to the iPhone 6s, but with a larger, 5.5-inch screen and optical image stabilization, the latter of which can be used for both photos and video.

5.5-inch screen 3D Touch A9 processor 2 gigabytes of RAM 12-megapixel iSight camera with 4K video, optical image stabilization 5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera with Retina Flash Rose gold color option

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Appearance Design

Though the phone (seen on the right) retains the same 5.5-inch form factor and overall aesthetic of the iPhone 6 Plus, some important changes have been made. Cosmetically the phone has a new “rose gold” color, alongside existing silver, space gray, and yellow gold options. It’s marginally bigger and heavier, and employs tougher 7000 Series aluminum to resist bending. Storage options are unchanged at 16, 64, or 128 gigabytes.

D Touch

Adapted from Force Touch on the Apple Watch, the phone’s signature technology allows “peek and pop” control options in iOS based on the amount of pressure someone applies to the touchscreen. While a light press will preview a Web link in Messages, for instance, pressing a little harder can open it in Safari.

Camera Processors

Apple’s A9 processor is said to be 70 percent faster than the A8 in terms of CPU performance, and 90 percent faster for graphics. Paired with it is an M9 coprocessor, which in addition to handling motion-tracking enables “Hey Siri” as an always-on function. RAM has been doubled to 2 gigabytes.

On the rear is a 12-megapixel iSight camera with improved color accuracy and lower sensor noise. The phone also supports 4K video recording, and Live Photos, an Apple technology that captures the few seconds before and after a still photo, complete with animation and sound. Like its predecessor the 6s Plus offers optical image stabilization, which now applies to both photos and video.

The front-facing camera has been upgraded to 5 megapixels. To illuminate selfie shots, Apple has developed a technology called “Retina Flash,” which briefly lights up the screen three times more than usual and adapts its color balance to ambient light.

Connectivity

LTE support has been extended to 23 bands in total. The phone also supports LTE Advanced, for speeds up to 300 megabits per second on compatible cellular networks.

Wi-Fi connections can potentially be faster thanks to support for 802.11ac with MIMO. Lastly the device supports Bluetooth 4.2, for pairing with the latest accessories.

Sources:

https://www.techwalls.com/iPhone-6s-plus-models-differences/
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/Apple-iPhone-6s-6s-plus,4437.html
https://www.macworld.com/article/226286/iPhone-6s-and-6s-plus-faq-the-complete-guide-to-apples-new-phones.html
https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/iPhone-6s-plus
https://appleinsider.com/inside/iPhone-6s-plus