Apple announced the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus with upgraded hardware and new features that include the new 64-bit A9 chip, 12-megapixel iSight and 5-megapixel FaceTime HD cameras, faster Touch ID, LTE and Wi-Fi. The new iPhones introduce 3D Touch, which senses force to enable new ways to access features and interact with content.
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus also feature Retina HD displays made from the strongest glass on any smartphone and 7000 series aluminium, the same alloy used in the aerospace industry, in new metallic finishes that now include rose gold.
3D Touch
iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus introduce new ways to navigate and experience iPhone by sensing pressure to enable new gestures called Peek and Pop. Users can now press lightly to Peek at a photo, email, web page or other content, and press a little deeper to Pop into the content itself. With Quick Actions, 3D Touch provides shortcuts to essential tasks like sending a message or taking a selfie with just a simple press from the Home screen.
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Camera
In addition to its updated 12-megapixel iSight and 5-megapixel FaceTime HD cameras, the new iPhones can now record 4K videos with a resolution of 3840 x 2160, delivering over 8 million pixels.
Furthermore, iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus introduce Live Photos, which go beyond snapshots to capture moments in motion. Live Photos are 12-megapixel photos that, with just a press, reveal the moments immediately before and after the shot was taken.
The new 5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera also gets Retina Flash, which momentarily makes the display three times brighter with True Tone lighting.
The only thing that has changed with iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus is everything — 3D Touch lets users interact with iPhone in entirely new and fun ways, and the innovative Live Photos brings your pictures to life, said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. These are the most advanced iPhones ever, with 7000 series aluminium, ion-strengthened glass, the new 64-bit A9 chip, 12-megapixel iSight and 5-megapixel FaceTime HD cameras, faster Touch ID, LTE and Wi-Fi. Customers are going to love them.
Apple’s third-generation 64-bit chip powers these new iPhones with 70 percent faster CPU and 90 percent faster GPU performance than the A8, all with gains in energy efficiency for great battery life. The A9 chip and iOS 9 are architected together for optimal performance where it matters most, in real world usage. M9, Apple’s next-generation motion coprocessor, is embedded into A9, allowing more features to run all the time at lower power, including “Hey Siri,” without iPhone needing to be plugged in.
Pricing & Availability
iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in gold, silver, space grey and the new rose gold metallic finishes and in 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB models. The new iPhones will be available in the UK, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the US beginning Friday, September 25, with pre-orders beginning Saturday, September 12.
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