After so many months of rumours and speculation, Apple Inc officially launches its new iPhones--the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus handsets at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, USA. The new 2015 iPhone smartphones come with a force-sensitivity tech known as 3D touch that brings up short cuts, switch apps and does so many different things just by pressing down hard on the iPhone 6S/6S Plus screen.
As earlier rumoured, the iPhone 6S smartphones wboth have a 12MP iSight camera--up from 8-megapixel--and a front-facing 5MP facetime camera with Retina flash.The new iPhones will be able to record and edit 4K videos directly.The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6 S Plus handsets will be available in Silver,Gold,Space Grey and Rose Gold.
Pricing and Availability of the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus
The new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will be priced the same as last year's models--the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Pre-orders for the new iPhones in the US will start on September 12 and will go on sale on September 25 in some countries.
Key specifications of the iPhone 6S
4.7-inch Retina HD LCD LED-backlit display with 1334 x 750 resolution (326ppi) with ion-strengthened glass
64-bit Apple A9 processor
M9 motion coprocessor
16/64/128GB of storage
12-megapixel camera with f/2.2 aperture, 5-element lens, True Tone flash and 4K video recording
5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera
Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Wi-Fi calling
LTE-A support (up to 23 LTE bands and VoLTE)
Touch ID fingerprint sensor
Battery life (50 hours of audio, 11 hours of video/Wi-Fi browsing, 10 days of standby)
iOS 9 and Apple Pay support
Colors: Gold, Silver, Space Gray and Rose Gold
iPhone 6S Plus Specifications
Same specs as its younger brother save for its 5.5-inch screen and battery longevity:80 hours of audio, 12 hours of video/Wi-Fi browsing, 10 days of standby