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iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus Heavier Than Predecessors Due to 3D Touch Display

iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus Heavier Than Predecessors Due to 3D Touch Display

By Manish Singh | Updated: 15 September 2015 14:59 IST

Apple's new iPhone models - the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus - are both heavier and thicker than the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, respectively. The design decision is against Apple's usual philosophy of releasing faster, lighter, and thinner devices. One would think it's because of the use of aircraft-grade aluminium 7000 series alloy metal in the new body shell, which provides better structural strength to help prevent bending. But it's something different entirely.

The aluminium body of the iPhone 6s Plus is only 2 grams heavier than its iPhone 6 Plus counterpart, as per Apple's recently published environment report, while the body of iPhone 6s is just 1 gram heavier than the body of the iPhone 6. It is the display in the new iPhone models that is to be blamed for the almost 11 percent weight gain - iPhone 6s is 14 grams heavier than the iPhone 6, while the iPhone 6s Plus is 20 grams heavier than the iPhone 6 Plus.

The 3D Touch capability the company has baked into the display is what is making the new iPhone models heavier. The company has added an additional layer to the display to measure pressure. Compared to the 12 grams the iPhone 6's display weighed, the iPhone 6s' display is 29 grams. The display on the iPhone 6s Plus weighs 40 grams compared to the 19 grams the display of the iPhone 6 Plus weighs.

Compared to the 6.9mm and 7.1mm body thickness of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, respectively, the iPhone 6s is 7.1mm thick whereas the iPhone 6s Plus has a waistline of 7.2mm.

It shouldn't matter a lot, however. The new iPhone models haven't become significantly heavier or thicker. Besides, the features the 3D Touch display offers - pressure sensitive input - should easily make up for the weight gain. Thanks to the use of 7000 series aluminium, the new handsets are supposedly stronger as well. Buyers clearly aren't too worried about this either, with the company announcing it is already on track to beat last year's record for opening weekend sales.

Apple iPhone 6s

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Great design
Fantastic performance
3D Touch enables new UI paradigms
Retina Flash on the front is great

Bad
Touch ID is too fast!
16GB storage in base variant
Expensive
Battery life could be better

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Display 4.70-inch

Processor Apple A9

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 1715mAh

OS iOS 9

Resolution 750x1334 pixels

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Apple iPhone 6s Plus

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Fantastic performance
3D Touch enables new UI paradigms
Great camera including brilliant front flash
Good battery life

Bad
Ungainly
Touch ID is too fast!
16GB storage in base variant
Expensive
More big-screen software features would be welcome

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Display 5.50-inch

Processor Apple A9

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 2750mAh

OS iOS 9

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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