Sep 22, 2015 03:01 PM
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On the outside, everything looks the same, except for a new colour addition to the line-up - the blushy Rose Gold. But take a look under the hood and it’s all different. The iPhone 6S comes with a new A9 chip with the new M9 motion-co-processor embedded within to make your daily swipes flow even more smoothly.
Obviously, there was no jitter or lag in our short time with the iPhone 6S, but we’ll definitely have to subject it to closer scrutiny once we get our review unit in and load it up with all our usual apps and photos to see if the daily grind slows it down.
The iSight camera has been bumped up to 12 megapixels and now takes Live Photos. These are something between a Vine and a still shot. What it does is record 1.5 seconds of moving action before and after you hit the trigger so you capture the story behind the picture. To activate it, all you have to do is tap the new icon in the top bar within the camera app and it will flash Live to signal you’re in Live Photo mode. To switch back to the conventional still image, just tap the icon again and you’re gold.
Aside from allowing you to preview content before you decide to take further action, 3D Touch gives you shortcuts within your iPhone 6s. Just think of it as the right click on your mouse. If you press a little harder on 3D Touch-enabled apps, a list of three to four Quick Actions will pop right up. 3D Touching your Music app will let you play Beats 1 or play a recently played song while doing that on a third party app like Instagram will bring up the option to quickly post a photo.
It might take you some time to wrap your brain around 3D Touch. For example, we found ourselves just tapping and holding on an app, triggering massive app seizure also known as the option to move them around and we had to hit the Home button to start over. But as with all things Apple, your knowledge of multi-touch will grow to accommodate 3D Touch soon enough and you won't be able to stop 3D Touching everything.
You can also choose to deactivate 3D Touch or adjust its sensitivity if you so desire.
Everything checks out well on paper. And what's probably the best loved feature on the iPhone - the camera gets interesting upgrades. If you're packing an iPhone 6, changing up for a 6s might not make sense. But if you have an iPhone 5s or earlier, the iPhone 6s is worth checking out, especially since 3D Touch will probably get more and more use case scenarios.
