**iPhone 6s Plus Review**

Hey guys, this is Austin, and today I'm here with my review of the iPhone 6s Plus.

**Design**

Putting the new iPhone 6s Plus side by side with the 6 Plus, not much has changed. It's a tiny bit thicker, which is no big deal, but it is noticeably heavier. This is mostly due to the new 3D Touch display, but Apple also switched to 7000 series aluminum this generation, thanks to Bendgate. Unbox Therapy put the 6s to the test and surprise, surprise – it holds up much better than the 6 Plus. Another change is the addition of a new Rose Gold color, which joins the same Space Gray, Silver, and Gold options from the last gen along with a shiny new S badge, which is the best way to tell the new model apart.

**Weight**

It's a little bit heavier, I think, that's the only noticeable difference when I pick up the phone and hold it in my hand. So, it's a little bit of a heavier phone, especially because I use the 6s Plus. Otherwise, it's a pretty simple, understated, clean, familiar design. It's a nice design, but beside phones like the Galaxy Note 5, it's not too impressive. It does have a nice feeling in the hand with a seamless curve, but that also makes it a little slippery.

**Display**

I dropped my 6 Plus a few times, and if anything, the extra heft makes the 6s Plus even easier to get away from you. With a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, the Plus dwarfs the normal 6s. If you're willing to give up some one-handed ability, you're getting a nice screen; it can't match the terrific AMOLED display on the Note 5, but it's got nice color, great viewing angles, and plenty of resolution.

**3D Touch**

One of the big new features of the 6s is the addition of 3D Touch. I was a little bit on the gimmick train with 3D Touch at first, but the more I use it, the more I find myself liking it, especially when you get into apps like Instagram or Safari. Just being able to preview a link or profile is something that I found really useful.

**Touch ID**

The Touch ID fingerprint scanner has also seen improvements; it's now so fast that it's hard to get to your lock screen, but I guess I can live with such a horrible problem. iOS 9 is largely the same as on other iPhones, but it runs noticeably faster here, which leads me to one of the best features of the 6s: performance.

**Performance**

On paper, the Apple A9 looks fairly tame with a dual-core 1.8 gigahertz processor paired with two gigs of DDR4 memory, but this is one seriously fast phone. I went in-depth in a video recently where I compared the iPhone 6s to the Samsung Galaxy S7 and that's when you realize how much difference there is between the processors.

**Battery Life**

Even with using navigation and shooting 4K video, the 6s Plus holds up really well on the battery front. While it's not a massive upgrade, the Plus improves on a lot of the smaller issues with the last generation. It might be pricey, but the iPhone 6s Plus has definitely earned its spot as my new daily driver.

**Camera**

You've also got solid slow-motion options; you can shoot at 120 frames per second or even 240 FPS if you don't mind bumping the resolution down to 720p. The new front-facing camera has also been bumped up majorly in quality; it now has five megapixels. Paired with Apple's new Live Photos, which records a bit of video before and after you snap a picture, it's a solid upgrade.

**Battery Life on Plus**

There's just no comparison – where I struggle to get through a full day of heavy use with the 6s, the Plus hasn't let me down yet. Even with using navigation and shooting 4K video, the 6s Plus holds up really well on the battery front. While it's not a massive upgrade, the Plus improves on a lot of the smaller issues with the last generation.

**Conclusion**

It might be pricey, but the iPhone 6s Plus has definitely earned its spot as my new daily driver. Did you just kiss your camera?

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It’s a nice design butbeside phones like the Galaxy Note 5 it’snot too impressive, it does have a nice feelin the hand with a seamless curve but thatalso makes it a little slippery. I droppedmy 6 Plus a few times and if anything theextra heft makes the 6s Plus even easier toget away from you. With a 5.5 inch 1080p screenthe Plus dwarfs the normal 6s. If you’rewilling to give up some one handability you’regetting a nice screen, it can’t match theterrific AMOLED display on the Note 5 butit’s got nice color, great viewing anglesand plenty of resolution. One of the big newfeatures of the 6s is the addition of 3D Touch.I was a little bit on the gimmick train with3D Touch at first but the more I use it themore I find myself liking it especially whenyou get into apps like Instagram or Safari,just being able to preview a link or profileis something that I found really useful. Unlikea normal long press this allows you to usevarying levels of force to pull up differentoptions. This is useful in a few places, 3DTouch the side of the screen and you’llopen the multitasking and by 3D Touching thekeyboard you’ll pull up a cursor. The TouchID fingerprint scanner has also seen improvements.It’s now so fast that it’s hard to getto your lock screen but I guess I can livewith such a horrible problem. iOS 9 is largelythe same as on other iPhones but it runs noticeablyfaster here which leads me to one of the bestfeatures of the 6s: performance. On paperthe Apple A9 looks fairly tame with a dualcore 1.8 gigahertz processor paired with twogigs of DDR4 memory but this is one seriouslyfast phone. I went in-depth in a video recentlywhich you guys can check out but the 6s isapproaching laptops when it comes to performance,you should have no problem playing any gameout there for the foreseeable future. Performancewise it’s what you would expect, it’ssnappy, it’s quick, it handles whateveryou throw at it. All this power means the6s Plus does gets a bit warm under gamingthough, nothing too crazy but it’s noticeablenext to a phone like the Note 5. In real useyou’ll notice the speed but the biggestdifference is the extra memory. Older iPhoneshad to reload apps all the time where the6s does a far better job of keeping thingsin memory. Where Apple didn’t improve iswith storage, the base iPhone still comeswith 16 gigs which just isn’t enough. It’salmost like the base model purely exists toget people to spend the extra $100 to upgradeto 64 gigabytes. At least it is fast storagethough, Anandtech dug into the hardware andfound the 6s is using what’s essentiallya full SSD like in the 12 inch MacBook. Oneof the biggest improvements are the new cameras.The rear shooter has been bumped up to twelvemegapixels and while it’s not a huge leapit’s still a rock solid performer. There’sextra resolution which is helpful for croppingand the color remains nice and natural, Apple’scamera app doesn’t give as much manual controlas a lot of Android cameras but it’s quickand reliably takes solid shots. The ten framesper second burst is still here which is greatfor capturing action and it has a smart timelapsemode that can make for some very cool shots.The 6s Plus has optical image stabilizationwhich is helpful for low light but where itreally makes a difference is in video. I meanit’s almost revolutionary in terms of whatthey were able to do, I mean footage almostlooks like it’s on a Steadycam like it looksreally great. Alright so 4K in my opinionon an iPhone has been a long time coming.This entire video has been shot on a 6s andas you can see it holds up really nicely,with a mix of digital and optical stabilizationthe footage looks nice especially as it’snow capable of 4K. You’ve also got solidslow motion options, you can shoot at 120frames per second or even 240 FPS if you don’tmind bumping the resolution down to 720p.The new front facing camera has also beenbumped up majorly in quality, it now has fivemegapixels. Paired with Apple’s new LivePhotos which records a bit of video beforeand after you snap a picture it’s a solidupgrade. It’s a far better looking camera thanthe last generation and it can use the screenas a surprisingly usable flash. One of thebiggest advantages of the 6s Plus over thenormal 6s is battery life. There’s justno comparison, where I struggle to get througha full day of heavy use with the 6s the Plushasn’t let me down yet. Even with usingnavigation and shooting 4K video the 6s Plusholds up really well on the battery front.While it’s not a massive upgrade the Plusimproves on a lot of the smaller issues withthe last generation. It might be pricey butthe iPhone 6s Plus has definitely earned itsspot as my new daily driver.Did you just kiss your camera?