At its special launched event in San Francisco, Apple finally took wraps off the iPhone 6s Plus.
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The Galaxy Note 5 is better than its predecessor, with a glass and metal case that gets shot of the terrible fake-leather of its predecessor, and we think it’s a fine looker.
If you’ve got a Galaxy Note 5, S6 edge+, S6, or S6 edge and you haven’t yet gotten your update, you can check for it manually by heading into Settings > About device > Software update. The Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S4 sold in (relatively) huge numbers and it looked like Samsung was on the right track. With a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED QHD display that manages a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels and a pixel density of 577 pixels, the Galaxy S6 is the better phone in terms of display quality. The new iPhone 6s Plus comes with 3D Touch feature, faster processor and higher-resolution cameras.
The video itself was created by Apple and basically talks about 3D touch. In the iPhone 6s Plus’s email app, you can press on a message and it will pop it out in a preview window. But, you could go several days without recharging. Of course, for those who must have a stylus Galaxy Note 5 is the obvious victor, seeing as it is the only one here which offers this feature. It’s denser than the iPhone display, and brighter without being oversaturated like earlier AMOLEDS were.
Throw in the new 64-bit A9 processor that is said to rival processors of the desktop variety, and users should notice a welcomed boost in performance over that of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. This makes the entire device larger with dimensions of 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm and weighing in at 153 grams. Still, Apple stressed that the A9 was up to 70% faster than the iPhone 6’s A8 chip in CPU tasks, as well as 90% faster in games, so it should have a significant edge over the iPhone 6. What may help, is to combine the battery with some of the detailed features mentioned above, such as the Quick Charge 2.0 or Samsung’s Wireless charging, thus maintaining the battery’s health at good standing as well. The 6S is also the lightest 2015 flagship around at 143g compare to the Note 5 and Moto X 2014 that weigh 171g and 179g, respectively.
Again taking pointers from each others’ past efforts, the Galaxy S6 has new slow-mo shooting modes similar to those that have been on the iPhone for years, while the iPhone 6S has seen Apple move into the world of 4K video recording. It looks impressive, but whether or not if will be more successful than Zoe we don’t yet know. The One M9 sits this one out with a 4MP front camera. It has 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage that’s expandable via microSD to 200GB, a 23-megapixel rear camera, and 5.1-megapixel front-facing camera.
As an “S”-year upgrade, the iPhone 6s sticks with the same display size we saw in last year’s iPhone 6″.
It’s still a little too early to pick an out-and-out champion, but the iPhone 6S looks to be narrowly edging this fierce head-to-head.
Apple and Samsung each have their own mobile payment services, but Samsung Pay (when it launches later this month) should automatically have the retailer adoption advantage on Day One. Indeed, iOS 9 (the new operating system which will be available September 16 for recent iPhones, iPod Touch models and iPads) is promising battery-life improvements, including a new low-power mode.
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The Note 5 ships with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, Samsung’s slimmer-than-before TouchWiz and the usual Samsung and S Pen apps. Happy updating, Galaxy users!
