The iPhone is the most popular camera in the world.
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At 12 megapixels, instead of 8 megapixels, the new cameras produce sharper photos.
HTC’s One camera had a similar feature, but you have to know about it and turn that on.
Apple’s philosophy in creating the camera in the iPhone is for it to take pictures that most closely reflect what you see. This camera is aiming for the natural look – with generally warm tones. Think somewhere between the Apple Watch’s “Taptic” feedback and the Hover feature of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and you’re along the right lines.
Although the iPhone is already among the best smartphones for everyday shots, images from previous iPhones haven’t been as sharp as what rival cameras produce. It’s not quite primary camera quality, but your Facebook and Instagram feeds will have never looked as good.
Touchy-feely screen aside, the camera is the iPhone 6S’s biggest point of differentiation over its predecessor. Or will your current iPhone 6 fit the bill?
In an apparent bid to avoid a repeat of last year’s ‘Bendgate’ dramas, the iPhone 6S has been placed on an anti-Atkins diet, adopting a new, Apple Watch-inspired Series 7000 aluminium build. Helping add 0.2mm to the phone’s waistline – new screen tech has chipped in here, too – the tougher, less flexible metal has seen the handset grow to 7.1mm thick and 143g in weight.
The new iPhones are as of now sold out in online stores far and wide so many potential purchasers won’t have the capacity to get their hands on the handset in the starting days. Unfortunately, optical image stabilisation is still a feature that is just on the iPhone 6S Plus. Snap a shot, and the phone saves some of that video leading to that shot, plus some afterward – three seconds in all.
Detail…an unedited image of thumb tacks shot on the iPhone 6S using the Olloclip 15x macro lens. Live Photos is, by default, on.
When you open the camera app, the phone continually records video in the background. With Live Photos and 4K videos, your phone will fill up even more quickly, even with better compression to compensate for the higher resolution and animation. It takes practice and requires about double the storage of a regular photo. Whenever we lift the phone to unlock it, my dog wags his tail in greeting. The 6S isn’t without a few subtle differences, although initially they’re probably not those you were hoping for: it’s fatter, heavier and, well, pinker (if you go for the “rose gold” over the gold/silver/grey colourways, that is). We compared the two to help you decide before you buy. And some pictures really lend themselves to the format. It is unclear if anyone is so busy that saving that one second of time is actually useful.
That might be so, but if you plan to take lots of photos and video, consider springing for at least 64 gigabytes. But given the popularity of iOS and Apple’s decision to give app developers the ability to add app-to-app sharing of Live Photos, there is the possibility that the feature will become more than a soon-forgot gimmick. And for the most part, they are are extremely positive.
With the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus scheduled to arrive later this week on Friday, September 25, the first reviews have hit the Web.
The operating system on the new iPhone 6S is iOS 9. That’s both true and false.
You can also take a look at other reviews from TechCrunch, The Loop, Mashable, and Bloomberg.
The new iPhone doesn’t have better battery life.
The learning curve for 3D Touch is very low. The immediate pain would be notable but switching this generation of iPhone, and the new iPad Pro, to a USB-C port like the MacBook rather than the Lighting port would offer a new level of versatility.
Why is Apple still offering 16GB phones, again? Those who crave specs-race evolution will be pleased to see the phone add significantly to its megapixel count, now rocking a 12-megapixel shooter around back (up from 8MP) and a 5-megapixel selfie shooter up front (formerly 1.2MP).
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As is usually the case in an “S” year, Apple has refined last year’s model.
