The only thing that's changed is nothing?

[Andres Cantu]

The iPhone 6s still has no optical image stabilization, the aperture did not change (stayed at f/2.2 versus competitors at f/1.9 and f/1.8), the battery life stayed exactly the same (for the first time ever), and it still starts at 16GB 😕

But hey, they need to save features for the iPhone 7, right?

Plus, the 11% increase in weight will come-off next year 😛

 

[Gadger Snr]

Agree

 

[macher]

I have a 6 and never upgraded on S cycles. I'll definitely be getting the 7 when it comes out cause not only under the hood will change but the hardware.

 

[12vElectronics]

I agree.. not a whole lot upgraded this year..

 

[ZEEN0j]

So nothing because they didn't upgrade just those three things?

 

[Broadus]

I have a 4S and was waiting for the 6S. I didn't think I would say this before, but I may order a 64GB 6.

 

[The Game 161]

Actually i think for the S line it is a pretty good upgrade if you like your photos and video

 

[Guacamole]

there is no mention of 2GB... stuck again with 1GB?

 

[flur]

So is it still 1gb RAM? Or do we not know yet? I didn't see it mentioned in the presentation.

 

[The Game 161]

they never mention ram

 

[From A Buick 8]

there is no mention of 2GB... stuck again with 1GB?

Maybe, but they almost never talk about ram on iPhones

 

[petvas]

They never mention the RAM size.

 

[YsoSerious]

I have a 4S and was waiting for the 6S. I didn't think I would say this before, but I may order a 64GB 6.

Do it for the love of GOD!

 

[Broadus]

Actually i think for the S line it is a pretty good upgrade if you like your photos and video

Right. However, if that's not crucially important, it seems to take a bit of the Shine off the "S".

 

[terraphantm]

Whether or not I upgrade really depends on RAM.

 

[joeblow7777]

So is it still 1gb RAM? Or do we not know yet? I didn't see it mentioned in the presentation.

To my recollection, they NEVER mention RAM, whether it increases or not. I think they prefer to focus on improvements that most people will understand.

 

[flur]

To my recollection, they NEVER mention RAM, whether it increases or not. I think they prefer to focus on improvements that most people will understand.

I could have sworn that they mentioned it for the ipad air 2 last year, but now that I'm thinking about it more, I think it was the same "did they or didn't they" thing last year, and then we found out within 24 hours. I just don't get why they have a listing of "tech specs" on the site but don't mention something as basic as RAM.

 

[terraphantm]

To my recollection, they NEVER mention RAM, whether it increases or not. I think they prefer to focus on improvements that most people will understand.

Eh, many people, especially those who care to watch these keynotes, understand RAM. Apple mentions plenty of other things that aren't exactly customer friendly specs.

 

[Don't Stop]

I have the iPhone 5s from 2013, so this 6s and 6s+ is actually a huge upgrade for me. Especially the camera lenses. I use my cameras a lot. Capture those family moments. I didn't expect Apple to mess with 4K video recording but I'm glad it's there. 3D Touch seems very useful to me. I'm excited. Battery life kickin up since I plan to get the 6s PLUS.

 

[joeblow7777]

Eh, many people, especially those who care to watch these keynotes, understand RAM. Apple mentions plenty of other things that aren't exactly customer friendly specs.

Watch any of their keynotes. They are always aimed at laypeople, filled with simple understandable terms like 2x faster, or brighter colours! They never talk about things like RAM, or the number of cores.

 

[lympero]

it's heavier now! that's a change. Btw i don't see many people talking about this. 6s plus is now 192gr; an 12% increase from 6 plus which is already heavy (172gr). Note 5 - 171gr, Sony z5 - 154g. Even the HUGE nexus 6 is 184gr. I think that it will become really difficult to handle after a certain amount of time

 

[steve knight]

well no guilt about going over to a Samsung now.

 

[lympero]

To my recollection, they NEVER mention RAM, whether it increases or not. I think they prefer to focus on improvements that most people will understand.

like the analysis behind the camera upgrade and how they managed to isolate the focus pixels or whatever...good point

 

[Cayden]

I love almost everything apple, and this update is great for me personally. Upgrading to the 64 GB iPhone 6s from my 6 because of the already amazing features of 3D Touch and for the camera upgrades as I take tons of photos and videos

 

[woodekm]

We're lucky we got a larger phone with the 6. I thought they were saving THAT for the 7 (or 8) as well!

But just like EVERY previous version, it will be "hard to get" (at least a color or version ) due to manufacturing backlogs. Another "world record breaking" seller!

 

[terraphantm]

Watch any of their keynotes. They are always aimed at laypeople, filled with simple understandable terms like 2x faster, or brighter colours! They never talk about things like RAM, or the number of cores.

They have talked about cores in past keynotes. They talk about 64-bit which is meaningless to the end user. They go into more detail on how the camera sensor works than is necessary. Same with the f-stop and whatnot.

What they never mention is clockspeed or RAM. I suspect because they lag behind their competition in those areas.

 

[I_am_a_loser]

I was a little disappointed with the keynote. Only because everything about the 6S leaked beforehand and there were no surprises. Looking forward to getting the 6S though. The biggest news from the event was the new iPad Pro.