iPhone 6S... The BIGGEST Battery jump for iPhone? 4 reasons....

[C DM]

If they can squeeze it into a watch... possibly. I don't know.

It does seem to be a bit bigger jump than normal for an S cycle. Correct, they haven't changed screens mid cycle either.

We may get a hint at WWDC.

3GS- Speed
4S- Siri
5S- Security
6S- Sensation? Sensitivity? Sense? Screen?

Aside from the 3GS I can't say I recall Apple making references as to what the S stands for, aside from perhaps people finding their own definitions.

 

[tresmith]

The "S" model is all about internals. so yes to the A9 chip.

They are not doing oled or force touch in the next version. Apple usually keeps the same screen tech for two cycles. So that means any change to the screen will come in iphone 7.

 

[2IS]

Aside from the 3GS I can't say I recall Apple making references as to what the S stands for, aside from perhaps people finding their own definitions.

If you listen to people around here, the S for 6S means Sapphire... But I agree, I don't think it has any special meaning, just a carryover from the 3GS.

Also, like another poster said, the "S" variants have always been about upgraded internals while the numbered upgrades have been more about design. While the "S" variants are the better phones with more powerful and efficient inner workings, I've always preferred to do the numbered upgrades just because the excitement factor is greater with a redesigned phone, for me anyway.

If the 6S gets 2GB RAM like the iPad Air 2 has, which I strongly suspect it will, and if iOS 9 has some killer new features that really put that extra RAM to use, my upgrade cycle may be altered.

Sorry, I know I went off-topic a bit there, but the way this thread is going, I don't think anyone would mind too much.

 

[cmichaelb]

Aside from the 3GS I can't say I recall Apple making references as to what the S stands for, aside from perhaps people finding their own definitions.

Yeah, it was more the press assigning that does fit with the emphasis made during the keynotes.

 

[geoff5093]

Oled? Forget good battery life. IOS is quite white interface + wwb pages are mostly white so oled will not save battery but drain it even more.

He didn't say anything about IPS. He's saying OLED wouldn't yield in improved battery life because iOS isn't a darkly themed OS like Android is, which is where it's power savings come from. Actually being able to turn pixels off.

While it's true that many areas of iOS are white, some are still black, and would likely yield an improvement. It would also open the possibility of an ambient display feature like what Motorola has which shows notifications without having to turn the entire display on.

 

[cracksoup]

Now that Apple made a 750p LCD display my guess is that it's here to stay, sadly. While others have had great 1080p displays since 2013, Apple is still stubbornly tricking people with their Retina gimmick. It's a good display, but it's nothing to brag about. So OLED is not happening, buy a Galaxy if you want OLED and great battery life.

 

[2IS]

While it's true that many areas of iOS are white, some are still black, and would likely yield an improvement. It would also open the possibility of an ambient display feature like what Motorola has which shows notifications without having to turn the entire display on.

Considering that Samsung phones have OLED and a much darker theme, and a larger battery while still only being comparable in battery life, I'd say the whole idea behind OLED being that efficient is pretty much a myth at this point. Especially on IOS. Having dark areas isn't going to be enough.

 

[geoff5093]

Considering that Samsung phones have OLED and a much darker theme, and a larger battery while still only being comparable in battery life, I'd say the whole idea behind OLED being that efficient is pretty much a myth at this point. Especially on IOS. Having dark areas isn't going to be enough.

The type of display isn't the only difference between Samsung Android phones and the iPhone that determines battery life.

 

[Kapybarus]

iPhone 6S... The BIGGEST Battery jump for iPhone? 4 reasons....

I had note 4 and i think you would not like oled technology on iphone. That limititaions with using black wallpapers and looking for apps with black interface is one thing, but web browsing is top in draining. Most websites are white. Ips is better for casual work.

 

[2IS]

The type of display isn't the only difference between Samsung Android phones and the iPhone that determines battery life.

No it isn't, and that's also beside the point. Lets simplify the argument...

iOS will not see the same benefit from OLED that Android does. Period.