Early this morning, the iPhone 6 s and 6s Plus were released as scheduled. The new generation iPhone has upgraded the fierce A9 processor, replaced the eight megapixel iSight camera with the 12 megapixel RGBW sensor, and brought the long-awaited 3D Touch function. Now let's see how they can get started.
Appearance and feel
The iPhone 6s/6s Plus adheres to the "good tradition" of trying not to change its appearance for odd years (with the suffix "s"), and its appearance is almost the same as that of the old version. If you are not buying the new rose gold (pink) version, the biggest change is that there is an "s" under the iPhone logo on the back, and the thickness growth of 0.2mm is beyond your touch.
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Although the new iPhone uses 7000 series aluminum materials with higher strength and more difficult to bend and the glass cover plate with higher strength, the touch of the new and old iPhones remains highly consistent, and the touch is still "very iPhone". In order to plug the pressure sensing layer and vibration module of the 3D Touch, the battery shrunk from 1810 mah on the iPhone 6 to 1715 mAh, and its thickness increased by 0.2 mm without decreasing.
In terms of weight, the iPhone 6s increased from 129g to 143g, while the iPhone 6s Plus increased from 172g to 192g. One is 14g fatter and the other is 20g fatter, but the iPhone 6s is still light and the difference in feel is not obvious. But after the iPhone 6s Plus is taken, the author begins to miss the old version.
Processor and memory
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are equipped with A9 chips based on the 14 nm FinFET process, which use two 1.2GHz cores+two 1.7GHz cores (A8 is 1.4G dual core). The CPU computing performance on the PPT is improved by 70%, and the GPU graphics performance is improved by 90%.
Along with the M9 coprocessor, it can finally achieve the same background standby function as Moto X and S6/S6 edge and other models. Theoretically, the machine can wake up with the voice command "Hey, Siri" even if it is in the off screen state.
The A9 chip, whose performance is likely to have reached the sky high level, cannot feel the speed difference with the old version on the desktop and in simple daily operations. What makes the new version look completely new is the 3D Touch technology "transplanted" from Apple Watch.
3D Touch
Pressure sensing layer under the screen
Newly added vibration module
Although it has been developed for many years, smart machines still have some operations that will interrupt the continuity of experience:
The first is long press. On Android, it takes an average of 0.5 seconds for a long press to be triggered. Although this may not seem too long, if continuous long press operations are required, or in a hurry, this half second is unbearable;
The second is page hopping. The human brain is not suitable for multitasking in physiological structure. Compared with processing multiple tasks at the same time, humans are more suitable for switching tasks one by one.
This time, 3D Touch solves these two problems at one go. In addition to the ordinary long press, there is now a "hard press" operation. This operation can also be triggered at a very fast speed if you want. The newly added vibration module can provide very clear feedback when executing 3D Touch, making this new "hard press" operation much friendlier and faster than the traditional long press.
In the display, you can activate the preview pop-up window of the email with moderate force. If you press harder, you can directly open the editing page of the email. You don't need to raise your finger to click or slide again during the whole process. The former can save the trouble of clicking the mailbox (in disguise, the content moves forward one operation level), while the latter can save the trouble of clicking the edit button again.
Almost all native applications have corresponding preview pop-up windows/menus. You can press hard to preview the web page, view flight information directly, or jump directly to the application's sub page/function without opening the application. The operation process suddenly becomes smoother and more efficient.
However, this is contrary to Apple's "simple and easy to use and consciously oriented" design method, because the long press operation of 3D Touch is hidden. Before using it in person, you will think of "how hard I need to use? What if I press the long press of Apple Music? What happens if I accidentally press too hard when I press the icon on the homepage? How can this be distinguished from the previous long press? And how do you know which apps support this new function? Isn't it like the menu key that Android gave up in those days“
However, there was no problem in actual use, at least in the field. Although it still feels awkward to use Force Touch on the Apple Watch, it is different on the iPhone 6s. The operation of 3D Touch is very harmonious and smooth. Even the first time you use it, you can successfully activate the pressing operation of "neutral and heavy" two levels of force.
In terms of temporary experience, it is estimated that the machine recognizes the difference between different forces, rather than the absolute force value. So if you click violently at the beginning, it may regard you as an ordinary click instead of Force Touch. In addition to the convenience of browsing hyperlinks, pressing hard on the left side of the screen can activate the multitasking interface. The app page can slide open and switch like a card, saving the trouble of double clicking the home key.
However, there are not many third-party applications that support 3D Touch, and only Facebook, Instagram and WeChat have been adapted. These functions seem small, but now you can use them to quickly jump to view the personal status of social applications such as Facebook (on WeChat, you may directly enter the circle of friends), which is much more efficient than before.
In general, this is a good hardware innovation, but also a new function that can not be returned after use. And according to the old saying that "Apple is always right", this function should be popularized in most smartphones in 18-24 months. In addition, this pop-up window that appears with 3D Touch should also be popularized soon.
camera
Although Apple's ancestral 8 million camera has been used for many years, it still takes photos of many Android and WP models with higher pixels, which was slowly surpassed by the flagship Android until the end of the year.
This time, the front camera of iPhone 6s/6s Plus has finally been upgraded from 1.2 million to 5 million cameras with an aperture of f2.2, and the number of pixels has successfully matched the rivals of Android platforms such as Samsung note5.
The rear camera is replaced by Sony's 12 million pixel RGBW sensor, and the sensor is still kept at 1/3 inch (so that the module and body design need not be changed), so the unit pixel size has shrunk from the previous 1.5 microns to 1.22 microns, while the aperture is maintained at f2.2.
OPPO R7 Plus and Huawei P8/Mate S are also equipped with IMX278 using RGBW technology, but the pixels are 13 million. According to the previous night shot test of R7 Plus, the weak light imaging of the new iPhone may be quite fierce.
On site, they didn't count and compare carefully, but the only thing we can be sure of is that the new camera's imaging is very fast, very fast, and seems to have improved the anti shake ability.
The camera application adds 4K30 fps video recording (3840 * 2160), and does not have a clear time limit as many devices do (generally to prevent the CMOS and CPU from overheating due to excessive data, and the storage space from being jammed). The resolution of slow motion is also improved by a gear, from the original 720P@120fps And 480P@240fps , enhanced to 1080P@120fps And 720P @ 240fps (Apple Dafa is good!).
An additional function called Live Photos is added to the camera, which will automatically save 1-2 seconds of pictures before and after taking pictures. This function has also been seen on Android, but Apple has simplified it.
Another relatively new function is the "screen fill light", which can be used as the flash of the front camera by improving the brightness of the screen for a short time. LG G Flex 2 actually has this function, but Apple provides a much more ferocious instantaneous brightness (the official claim that the screen brightness can be tripled in an instant, and should easily break 1500 nits). Compared with the traditional front flash, the screen's fill light will make the light much softer, and it will not blind your eyes (I guess you all know how painful it is to take a self shot with the flash).
In general, in addition to the introduction of new 3D Touch technology, the new iPhone is quite conscientious about the regular performance and photo upgrading, and everyone's wallet is ready to bleed.
Appendix - Comparison Table of Selling Price and Parameters:
The price list of iPhone 6s in common countries and regions of origin:
IPhone 6s Price List
IPhone 6s Plus Price List
The selling prices in the table have been converted into RMB. Because the RMB has recently depreciated, the difference between the selling prices of iPhones at home and abroad has been narrowed.
Comparison of previous iPhones
Comparison of iPhone 6s/6s Plus parameters with Samsung Note5 and Sony Z5 Premium parameters. The battery capacity of the iPhone 6s should be 1715mAh. Although its memory is likely to be 2G, the details should be confirmed by disassembling the phone.
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