iPhone 6S Plus: technical data, analysis and Opinion
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Technical data
Design
9/10• High 158.20 mm
• 77.90 width mm
• 7.30 thickness mm
• Weight 192 g
The dimensions of the Apple iPhone Plus 6S are: 77.90 mm wide, 158.20 mm high and 7.30 mm thick in its profile, while its weight is 192 g.
Screen
9/10• Size 5.5 inch
• IPS type
• 1920 x 1080 resolution
• 401 DPI pixel density
• Type of protective coating oleophobic
The Apple iPhone Plus 6S account with an IPS screen 5.5 inch, resolution 1920 x 1080. It achieves a density of 401 DPI pixels. Also has protective coating oleophobic against scratches and bumps.
Hardware and performance
10/10• Processor Apple A9
• CPU Apple Twister
• 2 nuclei
• Speed 1.80 GHz
• GPU PowerVR GT7600
• Memory RAM 2 GB
• Memory internal 16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
• No MicroSD expansion
The Apple iPhone 6S Plus works with an Apple Twister 2-core cpu that reaches a clock speed of 1. 80 GHz. More specifications: in the memory section, we have 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB for storage of files, apps and data. It does not have the possibility of extending the storage via microSD.
Software
9/10• Operating system IOS
• OS 9 version
• Radio FM not
• Apps pre-installed iLife
The Apple iPhone Plus 6S runs version 9 of IOS. As important pre-installed apps, highlight: iLife.
Camera
9/10Main camera
• Resolution 12.0 megapixel• Flash Flash LED
• UHD 4K video
Features • Geo-location / face recognition / panorama / HDR
The main, or rear, 6S Plus iPhone camera has a resolution of 12.0 megapixels. It also has LED Flash. As for video, it is capable of recording to UHD 4 K resolution. As for the front camera for selfies or videoconference, the resolution is 5.0 megapixels.
Front camera
• Resolution 5.0 megapixel• Flash Flash the Retina
• HD video 720 p
Battery
9/10• 2750 mAh capacity
• Duration in conversation 24.00 h
• Long standby 380.00 h
• Removable
The Apple iPhone Plus 6S has an autonomy in standby from 380.00 h and a length in conversation from 24.00 h, always according to the manufacturer. The battery is not removable, so you can not replace it if it becomes worn or damaged.
Connectivity
9/10• NFC
• Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, you
• WiFi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• USB connector Lightning
• Wireless charging not
• Additional information the NFC chip of the iPhone only Plus 6S is available for Apple Pay
• SIM card type nanosim
• Dual Sim
• Dual SIM 4G NO
• Networks 2G (GSM) 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• Networks 3G (HSDPA) 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
• Compatible 3G in Spain Yes
• 4G network (LTE) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40 and 41
• Compatible 4G in Spain Yes
In terms of connectivity, and in addition to the technical specifications that you have left, we can tell you that the Apple iPhone 6S Plus uses a card nanosim. East Apple iPhone Plus 6S is compatible with networks 4G in Spain. It offers also NFC.
Analysis
The best
• 3D Touch• Outstanding performance
• Level of brightness and brightness in outdoor
• Good autonomy
• Outstanding camera
The worst
• Price• Too large
• Screen resolution
• No quick load
Specifications
An iPhone for gorbernarlos all
The new flagship of Apple is a huge in every way smartphone as we will detail throughout this analysis of iPhone Plus 6S, a real beast of 5.5 inch that promises to seduce the most demanding with the same philosophy of always users and some interesting news as the 3D Touch that we will examine below.Before entering into matter, a notice. This is not a review of the iPhone Plus 6S use, because who proves it - a server - is a user of Android's life that made the leap from the hand of the Nexus One smartphones and who has never used an iPhone.
Sales of the new iPhone Plus 6S and 6S data suggest that there is a higher percentage of former users of Google's operating system that have decided to make the leap to Apple regarding the previous generation of iPhone.
With this perspective we try to answer the big question that thousands of people are made before each day across the globe, would deserve really worth paying the price of the new Plus 6S? We will try to find out.
Design
The new iPhone Plus 6S incorporates a new type of aluminium, called aluminum series 7000, which according to Apple offers resistance 60% higher than conventional alloys, which means on the one hand in a more resistant to bumps and scratches, and on the other in the Elimination of the problem of the bendgate that caused the previous generation mobile.
As first-time user within the Apple universe, anything more out of the box this iPhone 6S Plus draw attention the stickers that come with the Apple logo gift. Marketing issue, I guess.
Jokes apart should recognize that design is surprising well in hand, since it is much less slippery than it seems at first glance and offers a solid feel which is appreciated for a smartphone in this price range.
That Yes, after the first five minutes you realize the real scale of this phone. The problem is not the 5.5 inch screen, since there are several Android phones that have a similar panel, but exaggerated frames around the screen increase the dimensions of the iPhone Plus 6S to the point that it can be difficult to handle with one hand for many people.
Matter of taste, though the tendency to continue increasing the size of mobile phones - true phablets as in this case - is in good health. After three weeks of use either get used to the size of the iPhone Plus 6S, much that is heavy and thick as the rest of the Apple family, although in certain circumstances you will need to use both hands to ensure the stability of the appliance.
The iPhone Plus 6S, like the 6S, keeps the rubber bands separating the antennas of mobile aluminum casing in order to avoid problems of coverage. Also the position of the power - right side - button and the position of the main camera, which still protrudes slightly from the back of the phone for anger of many.
More evident is the problem with the speaker, again located at the bottom, which causes that it is often covered inadvertently by fingers to grip the smartphone horizontally for a video or when running video games.
In short and from the point of view of a novice user design of iPhone Plus 6S becomes narrowly outstanding bass, since despite offering an extraordinary sensation in the hand plays some already known iPhone 6 family issues. The distinction will have to wait.
Screen
The screen offers images and sharp text with vibrant colors, especially to raise the level of brightness of the screen to the maximum, although that dramatically shorten the life of the battery. The IPS panel is covered with a layer oleofuga which works well in keeping clean the screen of the phone without being or much less perfect.
The iPhone Plus 6S stands out for the correct interpretation of colors and the brightness of your display, especially in exteriors, top designs earlier and more effective outdoors than most Android phones thanks to the 619 cd/m2 that reaches the ship of Apple logo according to tests performed in the laboratory by our partners in Germany.
The viewing angles are also quite large thanks to the "Dual Domain Pixels" technology that organizes the pixels in V-shape for a better viewing from different perspectives, as well as new polarizer which already incorporated the previous generation.
Of course competition has put batteries in recent years and, for example, the high-end Samsung's Super AMOLED screens have nothing to envy of the iPhone Plus 6S, which nevertheless incorporates a great novelty with respect to the previous generation: 3D Touch.
In short we have a consistent, outstanding screen at all times, that interprets colors to the perfection and offers a great experience the user in every day although she is certainly not the best on the market.
3D Touch, the detail that makes the difference
The main advantage of the new iPhone 6S Plus screen is the sensor Touch 3D that opens a world of possibilities in the short and long term within the universe of Apple and is already one of the main reasons for opting for the purchase of the Plus 6S.This technology measures the pressure exerted on the screen through nearly a hundred sensors distributed throughout the entire surface of the display, as happens in the case of the iPhone 6S, which allows to execute different actions as this is done (Peek) gentle pressure or intense pressure (Pop), which added to the traditional press of the screen.
To perform this review of iPhone Plus 6S have carried out various tests to test this new system to which - to be honest - costs something to get used but is worthwhile in view of all the benefits that provides.
You can perform actions on applications without going into them, saving time and providing a much smoother user experience. For example, you can click intensely on direct access to Twitter on the home screen to write a new publication, or directly access the front Chamber of the device.
In some applications such as maps or email to make a strong push is accessed to the preview of the selected content, something very useful in the implementation of the e-mail since, in addition, you can respond directly moving the finger to the top of the screen.
Another of the advantages of the 3D Touch that incorporate both the iPhone Plus 6S and 6 Plus iPhone is the ability to transform the keypad of the mobile into a trackpad, a perfect solution for getting around forms. On the other hand, by pressing on the left side of the screen it is possible to move between applications without having to press the Start button twice.
As user Android life should recognize that this system Yes is profile as one of the main reasons to buy iPhone 6S Plus, because it works very well offering a very agile interaction with the phone and opens a world of possibilities in the world of video games.
The problem is that apps that use Active 3D Touch are still scarce. A matter of time...
Performance and fingerprint reader
Although optimization is one of sellas them identity of all Apple devices, for a regular user of Android as the undersigned this analysis is surprising performance of iPhone Plus 6S.Within the heart of iPhone Plus 6S are the new generation of Apple A9 processors with ARM architecture of 14 nm, dual-core 1.85 GHz, manufactured by TMSC or Samsung depending on the model, along with the expected 2 GB of RAM.
Insufficient numbers on paper since the high-end Android phones boast processor with eight cores, more power and in some cases double the RAM. But the symbiosis between hardware and software in this case is spectacular as evidenced by all the tests.
The iPhone Plus 6S moves with a fluidity that both surprises when it comes to move through the menus as to run applications and, above all, games of last generation. Although it may seem little RAM for a high-end smartphone is more than enough for the management of multi-tasking.
As much as iPhone Plus 6S takes a little more to start their performance with respect to other versions is still spectacular. Both the Plus 6S and the 6S sweep competition - Galaxy S6 Edge + included - in all tests of performance thanks to its powerful CPU, the fastest known to date.
Apple has always focused on the performance of a single core, since it is the most important aspect when it comes to interact with the user interface in iOS 9. In the multi-core test 6S Plus iPhone is not the best, but endures smoothly pull processors octacore riding competition, reflection of his extraordinary optimization.
What do all these numbers mean? To start iPhone 6S Plus is one of the fastest high-end smartphones that exist, offering a great experience to the user type even time running cutting-edge video games, for example shortening the time of waiting between screens.
But not only that. Performance is also noticeable in the fingerprint reader, which operates like a rocket and is already built into many more applications compared with Android, while it has not yet reached Spain Apple Pay.
For being a little fussy and point some negative note in this section, over time we've used for this review of iPhone Plus 6S we have noticed problems with the screen rotation on a couple of occasions and, by comparison, performance is well above the "giant-killing" of the flagships itself , OnePlus 2.
Camera
But megapixels aren't everything in a camera, Apple has finally decided to make a qualitative leap in the new generation of iPhone. The 6S Plus has a main 12-megapixel sensor that responds to perfection thanks to the image processing which incorporates the A9 processor.
Faithful representation of colors
The result obvious, with crisp images that show the colors with a more natural representation. Optical stabilization achieved that it is really complicated to take pictures moved with this iPhone Plus 6S, which also shines by the sensor shutter speed and white balance automatic.Good level of sharpness in night photographs
As a novice user of iPhone one of the things that particularly called my attention is the extraordinary quality of night photographs, and good balance automatic camera that doesn't help except Flash which is strictly necessary.
That Yes, we miss more manual controls on the camera, which only allows you to activate or deactivate the timer, flash, HDR mode and mode Live Photos, one of the most touted features of the new iPhone Plus 6S. It's a new type of dynamic images that capture 1.5 seconds of video before taking the image and 1.5 seconds later with the objective of capturing "moments".
Entertainment striking during the first few weeks of use, but that probably fall into the oblivion of the majority of users in the medium to long term. Much more important is the incorporation of video recording in 4K and, above all, the optical stabilizer greatly outweighing the tremors.
That Yes, if you intend to record long video 4 K forget the version with 16 GB of storage, since the 4 K videos occupy a whopping of almost 400 MB per minute, nearly double a normal video at 1080 p resolution at 60 fps, the second highest quality of video recording option. The 6S Plus 4K video option appears not active by default, so you have to go into settings to select it.
As for the camera main iPhone Plus 6S has an identical to the iPhone 6S 5-megapixel sensor and incorporates a simulated flash called "FaceTime Flash" intensely illuminating the screen reducing shadows and minimizing the burned effect that usually cause the majority of LED flash that incorporate mobile.
Battery, audio and connectivity
This slight reduction in capacity is due to the better performance of the new A9 processor, joined movement M9 co-processor and increased RAM memory optimization. In the table below you can compare the iPhone Plus 6S autonomy with respect to the 6S or the 6 Plus under some estimated data which also include Galaxy S6 Edge +.
How long does the battery of iPhone Plus 6S? Our experience is outstanding. Over the three weeks that we have used the mobile with very intensive use have never had problems to reach the end of the day, with battery autonomy far superior to the 6S iPhone that allows most users to worry over take the charger all day.
Even if there is heavy use of the smartphone battery can easily reach the 36 hours of duration, which allows you to load the mobile one of every two nights as happened in the case of the iPhone 6 Plus.
The bad news is that despite being a high-end mobile does not incorporate a quick charge mode and, as it is traditional, depending the lighting connector or, failing, a micro usb adapter.
Good and bad news in the audio section. The iPhone 6S Plus offers a sound quality if you use a headset, without perceptible losses with a good pair of headphones and a volume of reproduction which is more than enough.
6S Plus iPhone sound problem is in the speaker phone, still with mono sound and that despite substantially improve the iPhone's original 6 still does not match their price level. If we add you that no available FM radio and that the bad position of the speaker facilitates that the user often block without wanting to sound output note falls to the remarkably low.
Instead the connectivity of the iPhone Plus 6S is excellent as it supports 4G at high speed and also has improved in relation to the WiFi connection. You have connectivity Bluetooth (4.2) and NFC, although in the latter case the use is limited to Apple Pay.
Conclusion
While at the level of espeficaciones it seems far in some aspects of the high-end Android phones the reality is completely different. The 6S Plus stands out for its extraordinary performance, good behavior of its battery and the outstanding quality of photographs that makes your camera; three pillars for the purchase of any smartphone.
In addition, the incorporation of 3D Touch technology promises to become a differentiator in applications such as video games in the short term, and although Apple was not the first use a system so obviously is at the moment that works best.
Comparison iPhone 6S Plus vs iPhone 6 Plus
It lacks in addition to some minor issues which can be determinant in the purchase of a mobile phone, as the absence of slots for Cards microSD, function of fast charge or radio FM, limitation of the NFC or the lack of manual controls in the camera by default.
The iPhone Plus 6S sold in gold, silver, space grey, and gold rose from the 859 euros, although it is advisable to opt for a 64 GB or 128 GB version to forget the problems of space.
At the beginning of this review of iPhone Plus 6S we made it clear that it was an analysis by a traditional user of Android. And, honestly, the truth is that day to day mobile si is at the height of the highest range of Android, is also very easy to get used to your operating system.
Is worth iPhone 6S Plus for the price which has? Matter of taste, as in the world of cars. You can find mobile equally or more interesting - water resistance, load fast - for less price, but Apple makes it very clear: if it's not an iPhone, it is not an iPhone.
Evaluation of the analysis:
• Display 9/10
• Hardware 10/10
• Software 9/10
• Camera 9/10
• Battery 9/10
• Connectivity 9/10
• Good 7/10
This article is based on information accessed and updated publications dedicated to digital technology:
PC World en español: (web) http://www.pcworldenespanol.com/ (spanish)Xataca: (web) http://www.xataka.com/ (spanish).
TecnoMagazine: (web) http://tecnomagazine.net/ (spanish) And other websites consulted.