The 8 best mobile phones of 2016 The 8 best mobile phones of 2016 Does Apple come out on top? Credit: Bloomberg Telegraph Reporters 14 October 2016 • 11:51am With dozens of different handsets battling for our attention, there is more choice when it comes to buying a new smartphone than ever. Here is the Telegraph's pick of the best handsets, from the budget to the high end of the market. Camera: 16MP Battery (talk time): N/A Previously seen as the budget option that didn't quite live up to the big boys, OnePlus's latest handset is not quite so budget, but also a significant improvement on recent years. Its design and quality is excellent and it comes with useful features like NFC and fast charging. While it isn't world-beating in any one area, at its price range the OnePlus 3 is a truly excellent phone that can live up to its far more expensive rivals.

Pros: Brilliant value, premium design Cons: Battery life can be iffy Price: £386.99 Camera: 12MP Battery (talk time): 27 hours The HTC 10 sports what the company claims to be one of the most advanced smartphone cameras available, with a 5MP front-facing lens and 12MP rear-facing one, both of which have optical image stabilisation. Its biggest selling point is perhaps its advertised two-day battery life, although tests have shown this isn't always the case. Apart from that, its best properties are its sleek metal design, usable version of Android and great audio, especially when playing through the phone's speakers. It ticks almost all the boxes, but it is still difficult to recommend it above rival offerings from Samsung. Pros: Battery life, fantastic audio Cons: Camera doesn't quite match up to best Price: £569.99 Camera: 12MP Battery (talk time): 14 hours Apple's smaller iPhone , unveiled in March, doesn't have many of the newest features of the 7 or even 6s: 3D Touch, for example, is missing, and there's no water resistance (although yes, there is a headphone jack).

There are two reasons you might choose it, though: At 4 inches, the smaller-handed may well prefer its screen, and at £359 it is significantly cheaper. Pros: The best value iPhone on the market, best small-screen phone you can get Cons: Lacks some of the recent iPhones' features Price: £359 Google's Pixel phone Credit: Google Screen: 5 and 5.5 inches Camera: 12MP Battery (talk time): 26 hours Google's first own-brand phone, the Pixel is joins the higher end of the Android market. Said to have "the best smartphone camera ever", the Pixel and Pixel XL come with unlimited photo storage, a long battery life, Google's intelligent Assistant, and a headphone jack. The phones run Google's clean version of Android, which many see as the best experience of the software and is the first to get updates to the operating system. As the Pixel phone isn't out just yet we haven't had a chance to do a full review, but based on our initial impressions it's a good phone with high-end specs and one of the closest iPhone competitors you'll get in the Android range.

That said, it may be a bit pricey for a phone that feels like an iPhone copy. Pros: Run's Google's unskinned Android, great camera, unlimited photo storage, Cons: Looks and feels a bit like a cheaper iPhone, expensive Price: £599 Camera: 13MP Battery (talk time): N/A The Moto G4 is solidly at the budget end of the market, but you get a lot of phone for your outlay. The screen, camera and processor are all worthy of a phone well above the £169 RRP, and it is certainly enough for many people out there. Of course, at that price there are some compromises. Not everyone appreciates the design and the phone looks a little outdated compared to some of the best high-end handsets, but at its price it really is spectacular value. Pros: Unbelievable price Cons: Design is not everyone's cup of tea Price: £159.95 Camera: 12MP Battery (talk time): 14 hours Many people hold Apple responsible for the modern smartphone and it continues to make some of the world's best handsets.

The combination of elegant design and its iOS software, as well as compatibility with the Mac, iPad and Apple Watch put the iPhone consistently at the top of best-buy guides. 2016's iPhone 7 is no exception. With water resistance, an upgraded camera and stereo speakers, it's also a worthy upgrade to last year's 6s. However, it hasn't been universally popular - the headphone jack is gone, and users have complained about battery life. Pros: Water resistant, improved camera, jet black design Cons: No headphone jack, battery life is not the best Price: £599 Camera: 12MP Battery (talk time): 21 hours For the last two years, the "Plus" model of Apple's iPhone has simply been a bigger version with a 5.5-inch screen, as opposed to the 4.7 inches of the standard handset. With the iPhone 7 Plus , though, the differences are starker: there's more RAM, and most significantly, a new dual-lens camera. The camera allows greatly-improved zoomed in photos, as well as a new portrait mode, that blurs the background of photos while focusing on the subject.

While the effect is already being hotly debated in photography circles, the dual camera as well as the Plus's bigger battery, makes it a clear winner over the smaller iPhone 7 for those who can deal with big handsets. Pros: Outstanding camera, better battery than iPhone 7 Cons: Too big for many, no headphone jack Price: £719 Camera: 12MP Battery (talk time): 27 hours After its predecessor, the Galaxy S6, proved a disappointment in sales terms, Samsung returned this year with the S7 as well as its curved-screen sibling the S7 Edge . The phones are widely regarded as some of the finest Samsung has built, bringing back the SD card and improving the battery life. The S7 Edge is the pick of the two, with a curved design that really stands out and an excellent camera, although it is more expensive. On the other hand, it is pricey and, per Samsung, comes with its usual array of unwanted extra software. Pros: Great design, water resistance Cons: Loaded with unnecessary Samsung apps Price: £639 Buy Apple Watch - Apple Apple Choose the Apple Watch that moves you. Two new series. All-new capabilities.

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5, 2015 13 things to know about the Apple Watch by Hope King @lisahopeking March 10, 2015: 1:17 AM ET Everything about the Apple Watch in :90 Any last questions we had about the Apple Watch were answered Monday afternoon. During an event in San Francisco, CEO Tim Cook and other executives announced key details about the Apple Watch, including when it will go on sale, where it will be available, and exactly how much it costs. Here's what we now know about Apple's first wearable device: 1. The Apple Watch will go on sale online and by reservation in Apple stores on April 24. Pre-orders begin April 10. 2. The Watch will be available to customers in nine markets, including the U.S. The others are Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan and the United Kingdom. 3. The cheapest Apple Watch -- the 38mm sport model -- will cost $349, as expected. The 42mm (which is the height from top to bottom of the watch) will cost $399.

The most expensive version of the Apple Watch, called the Apple Watch Edition, will start at $10,000 and cost as much as $17,000. 4. On a full charge, the Apple Watch battery should last up to 18 hours. This is critical, since the Apple Watch needs to be continuously connected to an iPhone in order to work, which can be a big battery drain. 5. The Apple Watch will be available in three models: The Apple Watch Sport, the Apple Watch and the Apple Watch Edition. 6. The watches are made from anodized aluminum (Apple Watch Sport), stainless steel (Apple Watch) and 18-karat gold (Apple Watch Edition). The Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition screens will be crafted from sapphire crystal, the same material used in luxury watches. The Apple Watch Sport will feature an Ion-X glass display. 7. There are only two buttons on the watch. 8. Each model will come in two sizes: a 38mm, or 1.5 inch (height), and 42 mm or 1.7 inch. 9. The Apple Watch needs an iPhone to connect to the Internet.

And not just any iPhone -- the oldest iPhone it will connect to is the iPhone 5, and it has to be running iOS 8.2 software, which is available for download as of Monday. It connects to the iPhone via Bluetooth. 10. Each Apple Watch model will be available in two colors: Stainless steel and black stainless steel for the Apple Watch; silver aluminum and gray aluminum for the Apple Watch Sport; and 18-karat yellow gold and 18-karat rose gold for the Apple Watch Edition. 11. There are six types of wristbands: 1) a metal band with a traditional clasp 2) a rubber sport band 3) a magnetic leather band 4) a leather band with a classic buckle 5) a leather band with a modern buckle and 6) a flexible metal magnetic band. 12. You can use it to work out. The Apple Watch will have a heart rate sensor and an accelerometer to measure body movements, including step count. The watch does not have GPS, which comes as a major disappointment to fitness enthusiasts. 13. It will "tap" you when you have notifications. You can also tap it back, sending other Watch owners taps that can emulate a sender's heartbeat.

CNNMoney (New York) First published March 5, 2015: 8:33 PM ET iPhone 6s: Reviews, How to Buy, and Details iPhone 6s Timeline Apple announced its ninth-generation iPhones, the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, at a media event in San Francisco, California on September 9, 2015. The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus can be summed up beautifully with a single quote from Apple CEO Tim Cook: "While they may look familiar, we have changed everything about these new iPhones." Available with the same 4.7 and 5.5-inch Retina displays, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have the same exterior design as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, but much of the hardware inside, from the camera to the processor, is new and improved. Core technologies like the touchscreen and the vibration engine have been updated, and the devices are even constructed from a new material. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are made from a 7000 Series aluminum alloy, which is stronger and more durable than the 6000 series used in the previous-generation iPhones.

Apple's also updated the devices with stronger glass, made using a dual ion exchange process. One of the biggest changes is the introduction of a new aluminum finish in Rose Gold, which accompanies the traditional Silver, Space Gray, and Gold color options. A second-generation Touch ID module makes fingerprint detection twice as fast, and the 64-bit A9 processor in the two devices is 70 percent faster at CPU tasks and 90 percent faster at GPU tasks than the A8 processor in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. A built-in M9 motion coprocessor enables new features, such as always-on "Hey Siri" functionality. With the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Multi-Touch has been expanded to encompass a third dimension through a 3D Touch feature, and Apple is calling this "the future of Multi-Touch." In addition to recognizing a tap, sensors in the iPhones can also recognize pressure, enabling a range of new shortcut gestures Apple's calling the "Peek" and "Pop." A new Taptic Engine provides tactile feedback whenever the pressure-based gestures are used. Most of Apple's "S" year upgrades include camera improvements, and the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are no exception.

Both devices have a 12-megapixel camera with some internal improvements to preserve color accuracy and speed up autofocus. The iPhone 6s Plus has Optical Image Stabilization, while the iPhone 6s does not. With the improved camera, 4K video at 30 FPS is supported, and the iPhones can capture 63 megapixel panoramas. There's a 5-megapixel front-facing FaceTime camera with a True Tone Retina Flash feature that lights up the display of the iPhone just before a photo is captured. The most novel camera-based feature available for the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus is Live Photos, a feature that captures 1.5 seconds of movement before and after a photo is taken to display short animations and sound when a 3D Touch gesture is used on an image. Live Photos is designed to add a sense of vitality and life to still photos. When it comes to connectivity, both LTE and Wi-Fi speeds have been improved. With LTE Advanced, LTE is twice as fast at up to 300 Mb/s, and 23 LTE bands are supported.

Compared to the previous-generation iPhones, the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus are twice as fast when connected to Wi-Fi, with Wi-Fi speeds up to 866 Mb/s. The iPhone 6s has been succeeded by the iPhone 7 and is now a generation old. It is positioned as Apple's lower-end device available at a more affordable price. How to Buy When Apple announced the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus , the successors to the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, it dropped the prices on the older devices and bumped up storage options. Both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus now come in 32GB and 128GB configurations, with four color options: Silver, Space Gray, Gold, and Rose Gold. The 32GB iPhone 6s is priced at $549, while the 128GB iPhone 6s is priced at $649. As for the iPhone 6s Plus, the 32GB model is priced at $649 and the 128GB model is priced at $749.

Apple began selling SIM free unlocked iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models on October 8, 2015, just a couple of weeks after the iPhone first launched. The SIM free unlocked models are identical to the AT&T unlocked models and have the same off-contract pricing. As of November 2016, Apple has started selling refurbished iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models in its online refurbished store, giving customers a way to get an iPhone at a cheaper price. Upgrade Program New as of 2015 is an official Apple iPhone Upgrade Program in the United States. The program lets users pay a monthly fee for their iPhones and trade it in after 12 months of payments to get the next-generation iPhone. Pricing, which includes AppleCare+, starts at $22.81 per month for the entry-level 32GB iPhone 6s and goes up from there. Participating in this program originally required the iPhone to be purchased in an Apple retail store, but as of April 2016, the iPhone Upgrade Program is also available for devices purchased through Apple's online store .

Trade Up Program Apple also offers a Trade Up with installments program that allows customers to trade in an eligible older-generation iPhone, Android, or Windows Phone and put the value of that device towards a new iPhone based on a 24-month payment plan. Trade Up is available in the United States, France, Italy, and Spain . Issues Unexpected Shutdowns Some iPhone 6s models manufactured between September and October 2015 suffer from an issue that causes them to unexpectedly shut down due to a problem with the battery. Apple has launched an iPhone 6s repair program to address the bug, and will offer new batteries to affected customers free of charge. Customers can see if their iPhone 6s is affected by using Apple's support tool and entering a device serial number. According to Apple, the affected iPhone 6s models are experiencing shutdowns because of a manufacturing issue that resulted in some batteries being overexposed to " controlled ambient air " when being built. Some models outside of the September and October 2015 timeframe may also be affected, so Apple plans to introduce a diagnostic tool in a future iOS update to better diagnose the issue.

Processor Variance As it turns out, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus use chips sourced from two different suppliers : TSMC and Samsung. There don't seem to be performance differences between the two processors, but the chip produced by Samsung is about 10 percent smaller than the chip from TSMC. Tests suggest TSMC produced approximately 60 percent of the A9 chips while Samsung produced 40 percent. The iPhone 6s Plus seems to use an equal number of each chip, but the iPhone 6s appears to feature more TSMC chips than Samsung chips. There's no indication the two chips perform differently when it comes to speed, but battery benchmark tests on iPhones with TSMC chips and iPhones with Samsung chips initially suggested there could be some significant battery life differences between the two devices, with the TSMC iPhone 6s lasting approximately two hours longer than the Samsung iPhone 6s. Geekbench battery tests on TSMC (left) and Samsung (right) iPhone 6s Plus variants Battery tests conducted to demonstrate real world usage showed much more minor performance differences.

Testing by Ars Technica, for example, showed nearly equal battery life between an iPhone with a TSMC chip and an iPhone with a Samsung chip under identical conditions. According to Apple , battery benchmarks like the Geekbench 3 battery test are not reflective of real world usage conditions. Data from internal testing and data gathered from Apple customers has suggested there's only a two to three percent performance difference between the two iPhone variants, which is well within normal manufacturing tolerances. With the Apple-designed A9 chip in your iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus, you are getting the most advanced smartphone chip in the world. Every chip we ship meets Apple's highest standards for providing incredible performance and deliver great battery life, regardless of iPhone 6s capacity, color, or model. Certain manufactured lab tests which run the processors with a continuous heavy workload until the battery depletes are not representative of real-world usage, since they spend an unrealistic amount of time at the highest CPU performance state. It's a misleading way to measure real-world battery life. Our testing and customer data show the actual battery life of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, even taking into account variable component differences, vary within just 2-3% of each other.

Based on Apple's data, in real world conditions, any slight difference in battery life between iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models with a Samsung chip and those with a TSMC chip would be too small to notice. Design Like the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, the new iPhones come in two sizes: 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches. While they continue to have the same physical design with prominent antenna bands, soft, rounded corners, and a curved glass screen that melds into the thin body of the device, they're made from a stronger aluminum alloy. Apple first introduced its 7000 Series aluminum alloy in the Apple Watch, and in 2015, the company brought the alloy to its iPhone lineup. Compared to the 6000 Series aluminum used in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, the 7000 Series aluminum is stronger, more durable, and less malleable. It's the strongest alloy Apple has used in an iPhone and is the same alloy used in the aerospace industry.

Externally, the iPhones are the same, but part leaks ahead of the launch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus revealed some minor interior design tweaks to strengthen the areas around the volume buttons and the home button. The switch to 7000 Series aluminum and the reinforcing were likely done in part to eliminate weak points in the construction of the iPhone that led to bending in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Some iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users saw their iPhones bend when placed in a pocket, an issue that should come up much more rarely with the reinforced body. In a preliminary bend test , the iPhone 6s Plus proved much harder to bend than the iPhone. The addition of 3D Touch and the use of 7000 Series aluminum have not come without minor downsides. The iPhone 6s and the 6s Plus are slightly thicker, taller, and heavier than their previous-generation counterparts. The iPhone 6s is 7.1 mm thick and it weighs 143 grams, while the iPhone 6 was 6.9 mm thick and weighed 129 grams.

The iPhone 6s Plus is 7.3 mm thick and weighs 192 grams, while the iPhone 6 Plus was 7.1mm thick and weighted 172 grams. Both the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are 0.1 to 0.2 mm taller and wider. These size changes are minimal enough that the average user won't notice a difference between the devices, and the majority of iPhone cases and accessories work with both device generations. Almost all of this weight can be attributed to 3D Touch , as the display module for both devices is much heavier than the display module used in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The display in the iPhone 6s weighs 29 grams, while the iPhone 6s Plus display weighs 40 grams. In the iPhone 6, the display weighs 12 grams, while the iPhone 6 Plus display weighs 19 grams. There also appear to be a few internal changes contributing to improved water resistance. In tests, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus seem to hold up to water a bit better than the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

In device teardowns, iFixit discovered a new strip of glue acting as a gasket surrounding the entire inside edge of both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus. The gasket accounts for an 0.3mm increase in width and the iPhone's frame was designed specifically to accommodate the gasket. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus logic boards also appear to include a small silicone barrier around all cable connector. Combined, the glue-based gasket and the new silicone barriers on the logic board help contribute to water resistance, but internal components like the headphone jack, speaker, power, and volume buttons do not have any new waterproofing, so it's still advisable for iPhone users to avoid exposing their devices to liquid. Rose Gold A Rose Gold color option for the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus is the only significant exterior change made to the two new devices. The Rose Gold is a pink-tinged gold color that joins the original Gold, Silver, and Space Gray color options.

Display The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus feature a 3D Touch-enabled Retina HD display, with resolutions of 1334 x 750 (326 ppi) and 1920 x 1080 (401 ppi), respectively. New this year is a cover glass constructed using a dual ion exchange process, which makes the glass stronger at a molecular level. According to Apple, it's the most durable glass in the smartphone industry. Like the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, the new iPhones include an improved polarizer for better outdoor viewing and a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating. 3D Touch Built into the display of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus is an expanded multi-touch feature called 3D Touch , which allows the iPhone to measure different levels of pressure in addition to taps, swipes, and pinches. 3D Touch is a key new feature in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, with the potential to totally change the way we interact with our phones. 3D Touch is used across iOS 9 to enable shortcut gestures called a "Peek" and a "Pop" both at the home screen and in iOS apps.

A light press enables a Peek, while a deeper press enables a Pop, and there are unique swipe gestures to open up menus and take actions when using Peeks. 3D Touch is similar to the right click function of a MacBook, as it opens up menus, different app options, and content previews. Pressing on the Phone app on the home screen, for example, brings up a list of favorite contacts, allowing a call to be placed without the need to open the app. Pressing on the Camera app brings up a list of options like "Take a Selfie" or "Record Video," which automatically opens to the front-facing camera, or the video recording mode. Apple calls these "Quick Actions." Quick Actions, initiated by pressing on an app on the home screen. In Mail, a light "Peek" press previews a message, and a flick gesture is available for replies. A quick slide over lets a message be deleted or marked as read, while a longer "Pop" press pops you into the full mail message. In Messages, a Peek can be used to do things like look up flights, check your calendar, or preview Safari links, all without leaving the app.

In the Camera app, after a photo has been taken, a Peek press lets you preview your shots. Use a lighter "Peek" press to preview a message in the Mail app, then use a longer "Pop" press to open the message from the preview. Using a 3D Touch press on the keyboard in apps like Notes, Mail, and Messages, turns the keyboard into a trackpad for quick cursor movements, and in apps like Notes, 3D Touch enables pressure-sensitive drawing. Pressing lightly results in thinner lines, while pressing harder results in thicker lines. Pressing on the left side of the home screen switches to the multitasking view, making it quicker to switch through different apps as an alternative to opening multitasking view through a double tap on the home button. Third-party developers can take advantage of 3D Touch. A press on the Facebook app icon on the home screen brings up options for updating a status or checking in, and in Dropbox, a press on the app icon brings up options to search or access recent documents. In Instagram, a lighter Peek press while browsing an image feed brings up full image and video previews. The new gestures can be built into games, enabling new gameplay dimensions.

In Warhammer Freeblade , for example, the camera is controlled with a finger on the screen, and with 3D Touch, it's possible to zoom in and out while panning around the game field. A deeper press lets users swap weapons. 3D Touch is a second-generation version of the Force Touch used in the Apple Watch, MacBook, and latest Retina MacBook Pros. Force Touch on those devices is used in similar ways, but they only recognize a single level of pressure, rather than multiple levels of pressure like 3D Touch. 3D Touch works through capacitive sensors built into the backlight of the iPhone display. These sensors measure microscopic changes in the distance between the glass cover of the display and the backlight, combining signals from the touch sensor and the accelerometer to continually respond to finger pressure. There was some speculation screen protectors would not work with 3D Touch, but in an email to a customer, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller confirmed screen protectors would work with the feature as long as they follow Apple's design guidelines.

Taptic Engine When using 3D Touch Peek and Pop gestures, a new Taptic Engine built into the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus provides tactile feedback for guidance, making users aware of what action has been taken and what can be expected. The new Taptic Engine also powers all of the vibrations for alerts, alarms, and notifications, so the feel of the vibrations in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus is different from the vibrations in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. A9 Processor The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are powered by a next-generation A9 chip that offers faster performance while also being more energy efficient, cutting down on overall power usage. The A9 is 70 percent faster at CPU tasks and 90 percent faster at GPU tasks than the A8 in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which was already an impressive chip. For the first time, the A9 chip includes a built-in M9 motion coprocessor. The motion coprocessor, first introduced with the iPhone 5s, is the chip that captures motion-based data from the compass, accelerometer, and gyroscope to power Apple's health and fitness capabilities without significant power drain.

In the past, the motion coprocessor has been a separate chip, not integrated as the M9 is into the A9. Building the M9 into the A9 allows it to be powered on all the time, facilitating the launch of an expanded "Hey Siri" feature. With the iPhone 6 and older iPhones, saying "Hey Siri" activates Siri whenever the iPhone is plugged into power. With the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, "Hey Siri" can be used at any time to activate Siri, even when the iPhone is not charging. It's a small convenience factor preventing users from needing to press the home button to get Siri's attention. The M9 motion coprocessor in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus is also able to measure walking and running pace in addition to steps, distance, and elevation changes. Geekbench 3 benchmarks conducted on the iPhone 6s suggest the A9 processor offers significant gains over the A8 processor in the iPhone 6. It's nearly on par with the A8X processor in the iPad Air 2 with its multi-core score, which is impressive because the A9 is a dual-core chip and the A8X is a triple-core chip.

The iPhone 6s achieved a single-core score of 2292 and a multi-core score of 4293 in benchmarks done on a device delivered ahead of launch. Comparatively, an iPad Air 2 scores 1808/4256, while an iPhone 6 scores 1607/2887 on the same Geekbench 3 benchmark test. RAM Apple never reveals the amount of RAM in its devices, but rumors ahead of the launch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus suggested the new iPhones are equipped with 2GB of RAM, which was later confirmed by data discovered in Xcode . 2GB RAM in the iPhone 6s lets the phone keep more apps and data in recent memory , which is especially noticeable in Safari in the video below. Safari can have more open tabs without needing to reload a page. Battery Life The iPhone 6s has a 1715 mAh battery , which is smaller in capacity than the 1810 mAh battery in the iPhone 6.

The iPhone 6s Plus has a 2750 mAh battery , also smaller in capacity than the 2915 mAh battery used in the iPhone 6 Plus. Apple may have used a smaller battery to make room for vital 3D Touch components in the new iPhones, both of which include a new part called a "Taptic Engine." The Taptic Engine provides haptic feedback for 3D Touch gestures and also powers the vibrations for alarms and notifications. Though there's a smaller battery in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, efficiency improvements introduced with the A9 chip and other performance enhancements have resulted in the two devices offering the same battery life as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. On paper, the iPhone 6s offers up to 14 hours of talk time, 10 days of standby time, 11 hours of video playback, 10 hours of Internet use on LTE. The iPhone 6s Plus offers 24 hours of talk time, 16 days of standby time, 14 hours of video playback, and 12 hours of Internet use on LTE.

Camera Upgrades There's a 12-megapixel iSight rear camera in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, a significant upgrade from the 8-megapixel camera in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. With more megapixels, the iPhones are able to capture more detail in photos for crisper images. Autofocusing speeds are also improved, and there's a new image signal processor that offers better noise reduction and improved tone mapping. According to Apple, increasing the megapixels of the iSight camera has not resulted in any downgrades to image quality like color bleeding, artifacts, or noise, thanks to precise placement of color filters and "Deep Trench Isolation," which adds small barriers between each pixel so the colors can't bleed into one another to affect color accuracy. For the last several years, Apple's iPhones have remained at 8 megapixels, and Apple executive Craig Federighi explained why during the iPhone event. "Our team wasn't going to upgrade pixels until we could add them without compromising image quality," he said. "We've done that in the iPhone 6s." With the 12-megapixel camera, it's now possible to capture 63-megapixel panoramas.

Optical Image Stabilization, a feature introduced in the iPhone 6 Plus, continues to be available in the iPhone 6s Plus, and it's expanded to work with video. Optical Image Stabilization is not available in the smaller iPhone 6s. In a video comparison between the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, Optical Image Stabilization in the larger-screened device proved to heavily cut down on unintentional movement, resulting in a much smoother video. Video The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus can capture 4K video at 30FPS for the first time, allowing iPhone users to take videos with incredible levels of detail. 4K video joins 240FPS Slo-mo video and Time-Lapse video, both features introduced in past-generation devices. Time-Lapse video gains new stabilization features with the new iPhones. When taking 4K video, it's also possible to take 8-megapixel still photos at the same time.

FaceTime Camera There's a 5-megapixel FaceTime front camera in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, which is a significant improvement over the 1.2-megapixel FaceTime camera in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Selfie shots are crisper and more detailed than ever with the upgrade, and there's a new True Tone Retina Flash that works with the front-facing camera. Retina Flash causes the display of the iPhone to flash brightly just ahead of when a picture is snapped, improving selfies in low light. The Retina Flash is three times as bright as the standard display thanks to a custom display chip, and it's been engineered to match the ambient light, just like Apple's rear-facing True Tone flash. Live Photos Live Photos are a new feature designed to add a bit of life and vitality to the standard still photo. When taking a picture, the Live Photos feature in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus captures an extra 1.5 seconds before and after a shot, and this extra footage is used to animate the photo with movement and sound whenever it's pressed with a 3D Touch gesture.

Live Photos are similar to the animated photos shown in the Harry Potter movies, dislaying a few seconds of animation over and over again. These short animations are also displayed when flicking through images in the Camera Roll. Every photo taken with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus with either camera is a Live Photo by default, but the feature can be turned off in the Camera app. Live Photos combine a 12-megapixel JPG with a MOV file containing 45 frames playing back at around 15 frames per second. Combining a JPG with a MOV file means Live Photos take up twice the space of a normal image . Live Photos can only be created on an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus and can be viewed on iOS devices running iOS 9, the Apple Watch with watchOS 2 installed, and Macs running OS X El Capitan. When sending a Live Photo to an unsupported device, the MOV component is stripped and the image is sent as a standard JPG. More details on how Live Photos work can be found here . Live Photos can be set as the photo face on an Apple Watch running watchOS 2, and the short animation plays each time the wrist is raised.

Live Photos can also be set as a Lock screen wallpaper on the iPhone, where it animates when pressed. APIs for the Live Photos feature are available to developers, so support for displaying Live Photos can be built into third-party apps. Other Features Touch ID Second-generation Touch ID technology is used in the new iPhones, making fingerprint recognition up to twice as fast. On the iPhone, Touch ID is used in place of a password as a method for verifying identify. It's also used to verify Apple Pay payments. iPhone 6s owners have been highly impressed with the speed of Touch ID, as it instantly unlocks the phone as soon as a finger is placed on the Home button. Some users have even complained that it's too fast . NFC There's an NFC chip in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus to allow the two devices to work with Apple Pay, Apple's payments service. LTE With LTE Advanced, LTE in the new iPhones is twice as fast, reaching data transfer speeds of up to 300 MB/s. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus also support up to 23 LTE bands, making them ideal for world travel.

Wi-Fi According to Apple, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Wi-Fi connection speeds can reach speeds of 866 MB/s, which is twice as fast as the maximum Wi-Fi connection speeds of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The phones support 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi with MIMO. Bluetooth The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus include Bluetooth 4.2 technology. Dynamic Wallpapers Live Photos fall into the category of "Dynamic Wallpapers," but iOS 9 also includes several pre-made animated wallpapers that can be used on the Lock screen. Options include different fish and colored smoke.

iPhone 6s How Tos and Tips Best Upcoming Smartphones 2015: Google Project Ara, iPhone 6S, HTC One M9, Xperia Z4, Nexus 6, and More : TECH : Tech Times Best Upcoming Smartphones 2015: Google Project Ara, iPhone 6S, HTC One M9, Xperia Z4, Nexus 6, and More 29 December 2014, 10:27 am EST By Menchie Mendoza Tech Times Mobile phones enthusiasts have a lot of exciting devices to look forward to in 2015. While the list may be endless, some devices managed to stand out as among the most anticipated of all the models. ( Aaron P. Bernstein | Getty Images ) Advertisement The year 2014 is almost over and people have been anticipating for better things to come in the upcoming new year. With the CES event about to take place in January, smartphones enthusiasts couldn't help but wonder just how many of the best devices would be launched in 2015. Smartphones have evolved at a pace that's definitely faster for one to keep up with.

What can be the trendiest device today could quickly be toppled over in a matter of days by another model. For those who only want to have the best, it would be wise to resist the holiday deals as the upcoming year is bound to see a number of the best smartphones to hit the market. Google Project Ara Project Ara is a Lego-like smartphone that allows users to set up a smartphone based on modular components they want to mix and match. If the user only wanted to spend most of his budget on the camera, he can choose to have it upgraded without changing the other parts. The device also features different textured options which the users can print off themselves in 3D format at their homes. Apple's iPhone 6S Sometimes referred to as iPhone 7, the iPhone 6S is rumored to launch in September 2015. It will be running on iOS 9, a faster processor, some enhanced specs, but possibly minor design changes. Apple is said to have three variations of its next flagship namely the "regular" version, the "Plus" model and the "Mini." HTC One M9 HTC is set to release a new device in 2015 which shall be called HTC One M9 or HTC Hima.

The upcoming model is supposed to feature a nice upgrade over its older sibling. According to rumors, the One M9 will sport a 5-inch 1080p LCD and a sealed-in 2840mAh battery that offers an improved battery life. Other features include a RAM of 3GB, octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, internal storage of 32GB and a 20.7MP camera. Xperia Z4 The Xperia Z4 is Sony's next flagship which is said to have an improved processor and camera compared to its predecessor. It's also rumored to have a Quad HD display and the latest Android Lollipop. Nexus 6 2015 A new Nexus 6 is said to be released in October 2015 which will most likely run Android M. The sale date would come a month after the release. Compared to its older siblings, the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 which had flagship specs yet mid-range prices, expect the new Nexus 6 to sport a hefty price tag. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 The Galaxy Note 5 is set to be a commercial success and a strong competition to Apple's iPhone 6S.

According to Samsung, it will sport a 4K display which would be supported by a really powerful battery. The Galaxy S6 is another competitor to Apple's iPhone 6S. Rumored to have Samsung's greatest display, the device is touted as one of the most promising devices of 2015. LG G4 The LG G4 is expected to appear at least until summer 2015. The device is expected to have a 5.7 inch UHD display or perhaps even a 2K variant. The processor is most likely a Snapdragon 810 64-bit chip while the RAM is set at 4GB. TAG Staying power: iPhone 5, iPad 2 still Apple's most popular models - CNET CNET Staying power: iPhone 5, iPad 2 still Apple's most popular models Staying power: iPhone 5, iPad 2 still Apple's most popular models The iPhone 5 edges out the 5S as the most widely used model, according to mobile analytics firm Localytics. But let's see what happens when the iPhone 6 arrives.

The iPad 2 remains the most popular version of Apple's tablet.Photo by James Martin/CNET The iPhone 5 and iPad 2 remain the most popular models among consumers, says a new report. Looking at the number of iPhone models detected on its mobile network, Localytics pegged the iPhone 5 at a 27 percent share followed by last year's iPhone 5S with a 25 percent share. That left the iPhone 4S in third place with 21 percent, the iPhone 4 with 13 percent, the iPhone 5C with just 8 percent, and other assorted iPhone models with 5 percent. Photo by Localytics Why would an earlier iPhone model still be the most popular, even just by a slim margin? Much of that may be the result of the standard carrier contract that locks a customer into a phone for a solid two years. With the iPhone 5 proving a hot commodity after its release in 2012, many mobile customers would likely feel compelled to hang onto the phone until later this year, which means they'd bypass the 5S as they await this year's model. Still, the 5S was no slouch as it accounted for a quarter of all iPhone traffic.

And gazing into the future, the iPhone 5's share will surely take a nosedive after the iPhone 6 -- widely expected to be introduced Tuesday -- has gained some traction. For now, though, the iPhone 5 found itself in the top spot even though it's no longer up for sale via Apple. The iPhone 4 may have scored third place because it's available for free with a two-year agreement. Related Stories iPhone 5 review Among Apple's tablet lineup, the iPad 2 garnered the lion's share of Localytics' iPad traffic with a 29 percent share. That's an impressive number given that the second-generation iPad will celebrate its fourth birthday come next March. The original iPad Mini took second place with a 20 percent share, followed by the iPad 4 with 15 percent, the iPad 3 with 13 percent, the iPad Air with 12 percent, the original iPad with 6 percent, and the iPad Mini with Retina with just 5 percent. Why do the older iPads have more staying power, as Localytics puts it? There are at least a few reasons.

First, the iPad 2 was available for sale from Apple until March 2014, so consumers had plenty of time to snatch one up following its debut in March 2011. Second, unlike iPhone buyers, tablet buyers aren't locked into any contract. So there may be less incentive to upgrade to the latest and greatest model after two years. Third, except for a sharper screen, Siri support, a faster processor, and a few other enhancements, the later iPads don't boast a huge number of must-have features over the iPad 2. So owners of the second-generation model may be more content to simply hold onto what they've got. A similar scenario likely holds true for the iPad Mini, which was the third most popular model. Offering a Retina Display as its only significant selling point, the second-generation Mini showed up last on Localytics' list. Of course, the original Mini has been around a year longer than its predecessor and is still available for sale via Apple for $100 less than the newer model.

The fifth dimension: Apple's iPhone 5 has a slight edge over the iPhone 5S, and both are way ahead of the 5C.Photo by Localytics Speculation has surfaced as to what Apple may do this year to refresh its iPad line. Apple's tablet is still popular but has increasingly lost market share to Android rivals. And will Apple announce a new iPad at Tuesday's launch event or wait until the traditional October time frame? "Though history suggests that Apple will announce new iPads in late October, it will be interesting to see if Apple continues this annual trend given the stickiness of older models," Localytics said. "There are currently four iPads on sale on the Apple website: the iPad (4th gen), which was re-launched in March 2014 when the iPad 2 was discontinued, the iPad Air, iPad Mini, and iPad Mini (2nd gen). Localytics analyzes the use of mobile and Web apps across more than 1.5 billion devices and 28,000 specific apps to determine the share of mobile devices. For this latest report, the firm looked at more than 100 million iPhones and iPads over the entire month of August.

CNET will host a live blog of Apple's launch event on Tuesday, September 9, starting at 10 a.m. PT following a broadcast preview of what's to come at 8:45 a.m. Daring Fireball: On the Pricing of Apple Watch On the Pricing of Apple Watch Friday, 20 February 2015 After the gala announcement event in September at which Apple introduced Apple Watch and whatever last year’s iPhone was, I ran into SlashGear editor-in-chief Vincent Nguyen in the private hands-on area Apple had set up for select members of the media. I’ve known Vincent for years from various Apple events, and I always enjoy his perspective. I was actually looking around for him this time, though, because I really wanted to hear his take on Apple Watch. Vincent is a watch guy — he knows the watch industry, and his taste is excellent. We greeted each other, walked in, and started staring, close-up, at the lineup.

When we got to the Edition models, Vincent said, with some excitement, “This is going to cost $20,000.” I’d already started thinking that the Edition models would cost thousands, plural, but $20,000 struck me as a price from Bananas Town. Vincent’s reply was something to the effect of, “Try to find a good 18-karat gold watch for less than $20,000. You won’t.” Here’s what I wrote back in September , in my initial thoughts regarding Apple Watch: In short: hundreds for Sport, a thousand for stainless steel, thousands for gold. Most people think I’m joking when I say the gold ones are going to start at $5,000. I couldn’t be more serious. I made a friendly bet last week with a few friends on the starting price for the Edition models, and I bet on $9,999. The more I think about it, and the more I learn about the watch industry, the world of luxury goods, and the booming upper class of China, the better I feel about that bet.

I don’t think I was wrong to place a friendly late night bar bet on a $9,999 starting price. I think I was wrong to guess just $4,999 in my ostensibly sober published analysis. I can see which way the wind is blowing. For months I’ve been asking friends who might know — or know someone else who might know, or even know someone who knows someone who might know — whether my guess of $5,000 is too high for the Edition starting price. The answer has always been “No”. But the way I’ve been told “No” has given me the uneasy feeling that I’ve been asking the wrong question. I should have been asking if $5,000 is too low. I now think Edition models will start around $10,000 — and, if my hunch is right about bands and bracelets, the upper range could go to $20,000. I was off by a factor of two, and my friend Vincent, I think, nailed it back on the day Apple Watch was introduced.

It’s All About the Bands Louie Mantia helped clarify my thinking on this by publishing this seemingly sparsely populated table of Apple Watch collection/band combinations . Study that for a few minutes, and you should come to a few surprising — to me at least — conclusions. One of the selling points Apple emphasized in September is that bands are easily interchanged on Apple Watch. You just press a button underneath and it’s released; slide a new one in and it securely clicks into place. And they showed a wide variety of bands: Sport, Classic Buckle, Leather Loop, Modern Buckle, Milanese Loop, and Link Bracelet. Six different styles, all of them — other than the Milanese Loop — in multiple colors. I walked out of the event under the assumption that all of these bands would be available to purchase as accessories, like iPhone cases. So that one could, say, buy an Apple Watch Sport with a white sport band, and buy a Milanese Loop or one of the leather bands to make it dressier. I am no longer certain that’s going to be the case. And if it is the case, the non-Sport bands are going to be expensive — in most cases, even more expensive than the Apple Watch Sport itself.

What seems clear to me now is that the various bands signify tiers within the three collections — particularly for the stainless steel Apple Watch models. Take a look at Apple’s page for the steel Watch collection , and scroll down to the bottom, where they present a scrolling carousel of “all 18 models in the collection”. From left to right: 38mm with White Sport Band 42mm with White Sport Band 38mm with Black Sport Band 42mm with Black Sport Band 38mm with Black Classic Buckle 42mm with Black Classic Buckle 38mm with Milanese Loop 38mm Space Black Stainless Steel with Link Bracelet 42mm Space Black Stainless Steel with Link Bracelet Things to note: The “Modern Buckle” is only available for 38mm models. The Leather Loop is only available for 42mm models. The Space Black watch is only available with a single band option: the Link Bracelet. Sport Bands are surely the least expensive. Link Bracelets, I’m almost as sure, are the most expensive. I think Apple placed these models in order from least to most expensive, going from left to right.

(Including the fact that 38mm models will cost slightly less than their 42mm siblings.) Why are there both Classic Buckles and Modern Buckles? From their descriptions, it sounds like the Modern Buckle uses a better leather, and without question it has a more advanced clasp mechanism. I conclude: Modern is more expensive. They both exist because they’ll sit at different price points. Note too, that on the regular Apple Watch collection page, the Classic Buckle description states, regarding color options: “Available in black.” This, despite the same band being offered in Midnight Blue for the Edition collection. So I’m thinking the regular Apple Watch will come in at least five pricing tiers: Entry: Sport Band, black or white. Regular leather: Classic Buckle, you’ll get it in black and you’ll like it. Milanese Loop. Deluxe leather: Modern Buckle for 38mm models, Leather Loop for 42mm models. Each with a choice of three colors. Link Bracelet. You’ll pay a premium for color straps and advanced clasp mechanisms, and you’ll pay even more for the Link Bracelet.

I think the spread between these tiers could be significant, ranging from, say, $700 for the entry model with the Sport Band to well over $1,000 for the Link Bracelet. I still think the average for the steel Apple Watch will be around $1,000, but depending on your strap choice, you’ll pay several hundred less or more. But wait. I would not bet against Apple bringing back the black tax. Remember the plastic MacBooks from 2006? Apple charged $150 more for the black one than the white one, even though they had nearly identical specs. Note that the silver Apple Watch Sport only has four band color choices: white, blue, green, and pink. The space gray Sport edition has only one band: black. I think Apple might charge more for both the space gray Sport model and the space black stainless steel model. Further, I don’t think any of the stainless steel bands will be available for retail purchase. They’ll sell sport bands, which you’ll be able to use on any Apple Watch, but I don’t think any of the nicer bands will be available for retail purchase.

Don’t hold your breath for a space black Link Bracelet to put on your $349 Sport model. The nicer bands aren’t accessories that Apple hopes you’ll tack onto your purchase; they’re signifiers of how much you paid for your stainless steel or gold Apple Watch. Limited Edition Which brings me to the Edition collection’s curiously thin lineup of strap choices . There are only three for each watch size, and Apple doesn’t present them side-by-side in a carousel like they do with the stainless steel models: 38mm Yellow Gold with Bright Red Modern Buckle 38mm Rose Gold with White Sport Band 42mm Rose Gold with White Sport Band 38mm Rose Gold with Rose Gray Modern Buckle 42mm Yellow Gold with Black Sport Band 42mm Yellow Gold with Midnight Blue Classic Buckle That’s the order in which the six models appear on Apple’s page. It almost certainly does not correspond to price. Things to note: None of these leather colors are available in the standard Apple Watch lineup. These are not regular Sport Bands — they have gold clasps. None of them have metal bands.

These are (I think) $10,000+ watches, but half of them come with rubber sport bands that are nearly indistinguishable from the bands on the $349 Sport collection. Glaringly omitted is a gold Link Bracelet. I’d place a side bet Apple withheld it in September, and will unveil it as a surprise option at the event they’ll hold before releasing the watches. If you’re going to go gold, go gold. Some people buy a gold watch simply because they like it. Others buy a gold watch because they want everyone to know they wear a gold watch. The latter group will gladly pay $20,000 for a watch with gold band. Perhaps I’m biased by my personal taste in watch bands, but at the hands-on event in September, the Link Bracelet was my favorite by far, followed by the Milanese Loop. It seems downright ludicrous to me to charge significantly more for the Edition models and not offer the best of the bands. Note too that among the Edition combinations Apple currently lists, there is but a single 42mm model with something other than a rubber Sport Band — the Midnight Blue Classic Buckle.

Further, as stated above, I think the Classic Buckle is the low-end leather strap. I’m guessing Apple will offer Edition models with gold Link Bracelets for $20,000, and perhaps Milanese Loops for $15,000 and a Leather Loop for around $12,500. Look at the Watch Industry Don’t try to guess the price of the Edition models based on the amount of gold they contain. I did it this week , but it’s the wrong way to look at this. It doesn’t matter if the gold in an Apple Watch Edition model is “only” worth $1,000 or $1,500 or whatever. The gold in a Rolex is only worth that, too — and their gold watches sell for $20,000 and more, for the exact same movements in their $6,000 stainless steel models. The value of a gold watch is only tangentially related to the number of ounces of gold it contains. And Edition isn’t just made of 18-karat gold — it’s made of the best 18-karat gold in the world.

(I don’t know that for a fact — I don’t know anything about gold — I’m just saying what Apple is saying.) Apple Watch Edition is not a tech product, so don’t try to price it like one. Apple Watch Edition is a luxury wrist watch. Apple’s ambitions in this arena, I am convinced, are almost boundless. They’re not entering the market against Rolex, Omega, and the rest of the Swiss luxury watch establishment with disruptive prices. They’re entering the market against those companies going head-to-head on pricing, with disruptive (they think) features. Again I point you to someone from the watch world, Grail Watch’s Stephen Foskett, who points out that gold watches typically cost $10-15,000 more than the same watch in stainless steel — and tens of thousands more if they come with a gold bracelet. Even if I’m wrong about Apple having gold Link Bracelets lying in wait as an April surprise, I don’t think a $10,000 starting price for Apple Watch Edition is even a step out of line for the watch industry. 1 Will it work? Will people actually buy these? I have no idea. But I think Apple thinks it’s going to work.

At prices like these, an Apple Watch Edition is not an accessory for your iPhone — your iPhone is an accessory for your Apple Watch Edition. ↩︎ Previous:

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