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Which new iPhone should you buy: The iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus? Here’s all you need to lớn know.

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Still keeping a grip of that iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus? Bin it, right now. Don’t even head to the charity shop, no-one wants that trash. OK, maybe try eBay but we’re not promising anything.

So, now you’re ready for that upgrade. But which iPhone is right for you this time around? Even though they look almost exactly the same on the surface, this ‘S’ cycle has seen quite a a spruce up on the inside. Và as they have been out for a while, more và more apps are starting to utilise features lượt thích 3D cảm biến – we’ll get more into this later.

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How is the iPhone 6S different from the iPhone 6S Plus? Let’s lay this one out, nice and clear.

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iPhone 6S Plus vs iPhone 6S: Design

iPhone 6S Plus: 7.3mm thick, 192g, series 7000 anodised aluminium back, Space Grey/Silver/Gold/Rose GoldiPhone 6S: 7.1mm thick, 143g, series 7000 anodised aluminium back, Space Grey/Silver/Gold/Rose Gold

Both the iPhone 6S Plus & the iPhone 6S look nigh-on identical khổng lồ their immediate predecessors, which means that they also look very similar lớn one another – with one notable difference.

The obvious thing, which most of you may already know, is size. Just like the last generation, the iPhone 6S has a 4.7-inch screen while the iPhone 6S Plus has a larger 5.5-inch one.

It’s a separation fairly similar to that of the Galaxy S6 và its bigger brothers, the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus or lưu ý 5. However, the iPhone 6S Plus is actually pretty big even for a phone of its screen size.

Some of you may find its 77.9mm width a bit too much lớn handle. It’s even wider than the 5.7-inch note 5, for example. That said, whenever we kết thúc up thinking a phone is too big we usually just sink into how it rolls after a few days.

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The two phones might look similar lớn their predecessors, but they’ve actually been built in a fundamentally different way thanks lớn last year’s mạng internet hoo-hah. The iPhone 6 Plus became a bit infamous because of the whole bendgate scandal, the claim it had a tendency to lớn bend just from the pressures of your pocket.

Apple has addressed this by upgrading the toàn thân from some khung of (unnamed) bog standard aluminium alloy to 7000-series aluminium, a formulation used in all manner of high-end aluminium constructions including the táo khuyết Watch Sport. Both the iPhone 6S và iPhone 6S Plus use this alloy style, but it’s one khổng lồ bear in mind if you were put off by all those reports of bendy Plus phones earlier this year.

Bendgate is gone.

iPhone 6S Plus vs iPhone 6S: Screen

iPhone 6S Plus: 5.5-inch, 1920 x 1080, 401 ppi, 3d TouchiPhone 6S: 4.7-inch, 1334 x 750 IPS LCD, 326 ppi, 3d Touch

The other big thing khổng lồ consider is, of course, the screen itself. Living with a 4.7-inch phone & a 5.5-inch one is a totally different prospect.

It’s doubly important if you’re moving from a recent app android phone, whose display may well be bigger than 4.7 inches across. The larger screen is much better for watching video, for playing games và even for browsing. There are some pretty great pay-offs for that extra aluminium bulk in your pocket.

The question is: how much digital stuff vì chưng you consume on your phone? If you’re a big người chơi or watch Netflix on your phone all the time, the iPhone 6S Plus will be the much better entertainment buddy.

Size is the main difference here, as both screens otherwise offer excellent image quality. Colour, contrast and sharpness are all great, able to lớn go head-to-head with app android phones that have a clear spec benefit. You see, the iPhone 6S’s 1334 x 750 px screen is only a bit above 720p resolution & the iPhone 6S Plus is 1080p when several android phones have moved up to QHD at this point.

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Both phones have Apple’s new cảm biến 3 chiều system stashed under those toughened Ion-X displays, too.

What’s 3 chiều Touch? This is Apple’s iPhone take on a pressure sensitive screen, letting you access handy little shortcuts and previews throughout game ios 9 by pressing more, or less, hard.

You can preview emails & website links, jump straight khổng lồ key functions from phầm mềm icons, & more. It still needs third các buổi party developers to update their apps (which they’re beginning to lớn do) before it’s a real hit, but the potential is vast.

3D cảm biến is the reason why both the iPhone 6S Plus & the iPhone 6S are thicker và heavier than their predecessors, but it’s a worthwhile trade-off all-round.

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iPhone 6S Plus vs iPhone 6S: Performance

iPhone 6S Plus: táo apple A9 64-bit dual-core 1.84GHz, PowerVR GT7600 GPU, 2GB RAMiPhone 6S: hãng apple A9 64-bit dual-core 1.84GHz, PowerVR GT7600 GPU, 2GB RAM

In terms of performance, the two phones are almost identical. Both utilise Apple’s new 64-bit A9 CPU, which boasts a faster clock tốc độ than previous models & a significantly faster GPU.

In fact, the A9 CPU manages a 70 percent boost over last year’s A8, while the PowerVR GT7600 GPU provides a 90 percent graphical boost.

Perhaps the most significant improvement in performance for both phones, however, is the doubling up of the RAM allotment to lớn 2GB.

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Web pages and apps are now kept in stasis for much longer, which means that they’re ready & waiting when you jump to lớn them in the new-look multitasking menu – not loading up afresh as they would be with last year’s models.

You might have noticed that we said performance was almost the same. Well spotted. There’s actually a slight different in the iPhone 6S’s favour, simply thanks to its lower resolution display.

Fewer pixels to lớn push means less CPU & GPU grunt required, but the difference is negligible bordering on non-existent in day to day usage.

iPhone 6S Plus vs iPhone 6S: Camera

iPhone 6S Plus: 12-megapixel, phase detection, OIS, dual LED ‘True Tone’ flash, 4K video, 1.2-megapixel front cameraiPhone 6S: 12-megapixel, phase detection, dual LED ‘True Tone’ flash, 4K video, 1.2-megapixel front camera

Again, the camera technology used in both of these phones is very similar indeed. Both have been bumped up from 8-megapixel khổng lồ 12-megapixel, which means that images are even more detail-packed. Táo bị cắn dở has also reduced colour leak between pixels, resulting in cleaner images.

Video recording also gets a detail bump up to lớn 4K, which brings Apple’s flagship range up to the level of their android rivals.

The one point of difference here is OIS, which stands for optical image stabilisation. The iPhone 6S Plus has it, while the iPhone 6S doesn’t.

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In terms of general, well-lit photos, the difference made by this component is negligible. When it comes lớn low-light shots and video clip recording, however, you’ll notice that the iPhone 6S Plus is better.

OIS nullifies the effects of camera shake, which has benefits for video. It also allows for night-time & low-light exposure times to be a little longer, thus resulting in brighter shots.

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iPhone 6S Plus vs iPhone 6S: Battery

iPhone 6S Plus: 2750 mAh non-removable batteryiPhone 6S: 1715 mAh non-removable battery

Interestingly, both phones’ batteries are smaller than their predecessors. This is because of the new Taptic Engine that táo khuyết squeezed in to lớn help communicate the new touch 3d interface elements.

However, the more efficient A9 CPU and Apple’s game ios 9 optimisations mean that battery life hasn’t suffered khổng lồ any meaningful degree.

The iPhone 6S will still comfortably last you through a full day of moderate usage, while the iPhone 6S Plus can stretch lớn two days. The bigger phone is by far the better bet if you frequently find recharging opportunities hard lớn come by.

Both phones have a handy new Low power nguồn mode to lớn help eke out battery life in extreme situations, too.

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iPhone 6S Plus vs iPhone 6S: Storage

iPhone 6S Plus: 16GB / 64GB / 128GB internal storage, non-expandableiPhone 6S: 16GB / 64GB / 128GB internal storage, non-expandable

The storage options on these two iPhones are identical, và the 64GB and 128GB options are both plenty generous enough, we feel.

More concerning is the continued presence of a 16GB entry model for both. This simply isn’t enough for a modern non-expandable high-end smartphone, especially considering that both phones now take considerably larger photos và videos than before.

Why does apple persist with the blatantly insufficient 16GB model? It’s likely a somewhat cynical financial calculation, encouraging customers to lớn upgrade to lớn the more expensive mid-tier.

Regardless of the reason, apple really needs to switch to a 32GB minimum for the iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus.

Verdict

Apple has turned out two more high class smartphones in the iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone 6S.

Both phones are significant upgrades on last year’s models, despite their similar looks. However, our recommendations on which of the two your should choose are the same as before.

The iPhone 6S Plus is materially the better phone of the two, with a superior camera, a much bigger and sharper screen, and significantly better battery life. If performance is everything to lớn you, there’s only one winner.

Of course, the iPhone 6S has one notable advantage: its practicality. It’s much more pleasant khổng lồ wield và lug around, and you can still use it with one hand – something that’s just not possible with the iPhone 6S Plus.

The iPhone 6S is arguably far truer to lớn the iPhone’s compact lineage than the iPhone 6S Plus, which (in addition khổng lồ its cheaper price) will likely continue to make it the more popular choice.