21. New aluminum alloy isn’t to
blame for iPhone 6s weight gain
According to Apple, the aluminum in 6s Plus only
weighs 2 grams more than the aluminum in its
predecessor.
The aluminum in 6s weighs a gram less than that
in the 6.
The new aluminum might keep iPhones from
bending in half.
22. How Apple built 3D Touch
Apple has made many things over the years but
its process has remained essentially the same:
Find something ugly. Make it prettier and easier.
John Ive focus is a feature called 3D touch, and
it makes using an iPhone even easier.
He says “This is what galvanizes our efforts right
across the company”
23. How Apple built 3D Touch
John Ive focus is a feature called 3D touch, and
it makes using an iPhone even easier.
He says “This is what galvanizes our efforts right
across the company”.
and He added emphasis “ It is something we’ve
been working on for a long time – multi, multi,
multi years”
27. New iPhones Gobble Storage
(More Than You Realize
The headline features for many with the new
iPhones are their upgraded cameras.
A jump to 12MP for the rear iSight camera and
5MP for the front facing FaceTime camera.
It has the ability to 4K and 1080p video
respectively.
28. Doing the Maths
12MP Live Photos:
8MP iPhone photos are typically about 2.5MB
in size so you’re looking at about 4.5 – 5MB
for a 12MP image which balloons to 9-10MB
with every Live Photo.
4K videos:
Every minute of 1080p video is roughly
190MB and this doubles to approximately
380MB for 4K videos.
29. The End Result
Apple has reduced the install size of iOS so a
16GB iPhone now has about 13GB of free space
out of the box.
13GB would equate to just 30-35 minutes of 4K
video, or with even split- 17 minutes of 4K video
and 650 Live Photos.
30. The Faulty Defence
The obvious counterpoint to all this users
could reduce video recording to 1080p,
photos down to 8MP and switch off Live
Photos.
Users can upgrade to more iCloud storage
to reduce how much content they need to
hold on the phone;
Or to invest in larger internal or external
computer store for regular backups.
31. Apple iOS 9 Has 25 Great
Secret Features
Camera and Video:
Zoom In Videos – Yes, with iOS 9 pinch to
zoom not only works for photos but videos as
well. Just perform the pinch gestures while a
video is playing.
Hide Photos -. In camera roll tap ‘Select’ and
select all the photos you want to be hidden
away then tap the bottom left corner button to
open a Share Sheet and select ‘Hide’.
34. Fast Photo Selection
With iOS 9 you no longer need to tap
individual photos for multiple selections.
Just keep your finger on the screen after
selecting the first photo and drag it to
select as many as you want in a single
action.
35. Fast Photo Scanning
You’re likely to build up a substantial
photo library over time so once you open
a photo in iOS 9 look for the strip of
image thumbnails below. Drag this left or
right to race through your snaps.
36. Easy Close Photo Shortcut
As iPhones get bigger it isn’t so easy to
reach the top left ‘Back’ button, but iOS 9
eases this frustration by allowing you to
swipe down on any open photo to return to
the Camera Roll.
39. Hidden Battery Widget
iOS 9 lets you add a new battery widget to
the bottom of the ‘Today’ view in the
Notification Center. Tap ‘edit’ at the bottom
of the Today column to reveal the option to
add it. You will notice it also shows a
connected Apple Watch.
40. Detailed Battery Usage
Ever wondered which apps are killing
your battery? Now you can get a detailed
breakdown in iOS 9 by going to Settings
> Battery then ‘Battery Usage’. These
can also be broken down by the time
using the Clock button.
41. Manually Enable Low Power
Mode
Sometimes you may want to conserve
power long before your iPhone or iPad is
about to die. Turn the new Low Power
Mode on manually by going to
Settings >
General >
Battery >
Low Power Mode and toggle it to On.
44. Quick calls and Messages
Open Spotlight (swipe right on your home
screen, or swipe down over the home
screen icons) and you’ll find iOS 9 gives
you quick access to call or message
contacts.
45. Quick Reply
This feature was partially introduced in
iOS 8, but now all messaging apps in iOS
9 allow quick replies to be sent by
dragging down on a new message
notification.
46. Group Notifications
Prefer your notifications grouped by app
rather than time? Easy in iOS 9!
Settings >
Notifications >
Group By App and switch the toggle to
On.
47. New Voices
iOS 9 has more voice options if you head
to
Settings >
General >
Accessibility >
Voices.
48. Messages: Easy Close
Attachments
As with photos, you can avoid using
the hard-to-reach back button by
swiping down on any open
attachment to return to the message.
50. Smart Safari Search
Paste a URL into the Safari address bar
and it triggers the button ‘Paste and Go’,
saving an extra tap. Similarly, paste any
text into the Safari address bar and it gives
you a single tap ‘Paste and Search’ button.
51. Desktop Mode Shortcut
Safari has long had a ‘request desktop
site’ mode but now you can quickly access
it in iOS 9 but tapping and holding your
finger on the address bar to bring up the
‘Request Desktop Site’ option.
52.
53. Enhanced Reader Mode
Reader Mode in Safari existed in iOS 8,
but now you can also change the font,
background and other options simply but
tapping the ‘Aa’ button.
54. Save Website As PDF
While the likes of Pocket and Instapaper
have become the defacto offline reading
tools for millions, it can also be useful to
save a website as a simple PDF. Open the
Safari Share Sheet menu and you’ll now
find ‘Save PDF to iBooks’.
55. AdBlock Shortcut
In iOS 9 if you long press the refresh icon
in Safari it gives you the option to reload
the page with ad blocking enabled.
56. iPhone 6S Vs iPhone 6S
Plus: What's The
Difference?
58. Size and Weight
Increases
iPhone 6S: 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1mm (5.44 x 2.64 x
0.28in) and 143g (5.04oz)
iPhone 6S Plus: 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3mm (6.23 x 3.07
x 0.29in) and 192g (6.77oz)
iPhone 6: 138.1 x 67 x 6.9mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27in)
and 129g (4.55oz)
iPhone 6 Plus: 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1mm (6.22 x 3.06 x
0.28in) and 172g (6.07oz)
59.
60. Strength Improvements
Apple openly mocked the so-called ‘Bend gate’
scandal last year when the iPhone 6 and,
notably, iPhone 6 Plus were found to warp under
relatively meager pressures.
Consequently the new iPhone 6S and iPhone
6S Plus have switched from Series 6000 to
Series 7000 aluminum.
Apple has improved the durability of the new
iPhones’ glass displays.
61. Winner: iPhone 6S
It gets less of a weight bump while the
iPhone 6S Plus is now a genuinely heavy
phone, a problem when both remain so
slippery
62.
63. Displays – Ingenious Or
Falling Behind?
iPhone 6S still has a pixel density similar
to a 4K ‘Ultra HD’ resolution on a 13-inch
laptop while the iPhone 6S Plus has a
pixel density higher than a 4K display on
an 11-inch laptop.
64. Winner: iPhone 6S
Plus
It continues to have a noticeably higher
pixel density than the smaller iPhone 6S
and with most rivals now sporting 2K
displays, 6S owners in particular may feel
a little shortchanged
65.
66. 3D Touch – Initially
Interesting, Potentially
Amazing
iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus now sport
a variant of Force Touch called ‘3D Touch’.
This uses the same pressure sensitive
panel as these devices to distinguish
between different types of touch and gives
vibration feedback to the user to confirm
when force touches are recognized.
67.
68. Cameras – A New Force To
Be Reckoned With
iPhone 6S and 6S Plus – 12 megapixel sensor,
F2.0 lens, Focus Pixels, dual-LED flash – 4p
video recording. Front: 5 megapixel sensor, F2.0
lens, 1080p video recording
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus – 8 megapixel sensor, F2.2
lens, Focus Pixels, dual-LED flash – 1080p
video recording. Front: 1.2 megapixel sensor,
F2.2 lens, 720p video recording
69.
70. Winner: iPhone 6S Plus
The very disappointing absence of Optical
Image Stabilization (OIS) from the iPhone
6S makes this an easy win
71. Performance – Big Jump, But
Memory The Key
A9 chipset will offer 70% greater CPU
performance and 90% greater graphics
performance compared to the A8 chipset in the
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
The higher resolution of the iPhone 6 Plus was
found to impact its performance compared to the
iPhone 6 as it has to drive more pixels for its
display.
Both the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus also
received upgraded LTE performance, now
72.
73. Winner: iPhone 6S
Though we can’t see the iPhone 6S Plus
struggling to keep up for quite some time
74. Touch ID 2.0 – Faster And
More Secure
With Apple Pay slowly gaining
mainstream adoption, Apple has chosen
an optimal time to bring an upgraded
version of Touch ID to the iPhone 6S and
iPhone 6S Plus.
75.
76. Battery Life and Charging
Apple boasts that the A9 chipset is more
efficient, but sadly it hasn’t coupled that new
efficiency with the extra win of larger capacity
batteries.
77.
78. Cost – No Surprises, Storage
– A Letdown
With the shift to more expensive Series 7000
aluminum (as well as a more premium camera
sensor and Touch ID technology) there had been
fears iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus prices would
increase this year. Identical price points remain:
iPhone 6S: $649 (16GB), $749 (64GB) and $849
(128GB)
iPhone 6S Plus: $749 (16GB), $849 (64GB) and
$949 (128GB)
79.
80. Early Verdict – Apple Did
Enough, Without Amazing Us
For an ‘S’ year, the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S
Plus are fairly predictable: minor external
differences belying significant internal change.
Long term 3D Touch is the real news here and it
could spell great (or needlessly complex) times
ahead for iOS. Meanwhile the additional
multitasking capabilities and camera
improvements will be deal clinchers for many.