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Specs Comparison: Apple iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6S

September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 Kevin Bruce Francisco Leave a comment

With the official announcement of Apple‘s new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus underway, it’s once again time to pit these two devices side by side and check out what’s been improved on paper. Here is the specs comparison of the iPhone 6S vs the older iPhone 6.

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Model	iPhone 6	iPhone 6S
Display	4.7-inch, 1334 x 750, 326ppi	4.7-inch, 1334 x 750, 326ppi with Ion-X reinforcement
Processor	Apple A8 w/ M8 co-processor	Apple A9 64-bit w/ M9 co-processor
RAM	1GB	2GB
Storage	16, 64 and 128GB	16, 64, and 128GB
Cellular Data	LTE	LTE + more bands
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes, and is now twice as fast
Rear Camera	8MP iSight rear camera w/ True Tone Flash	12MP iSight rear camera with 'Deep Trench Isolation' for better autofocus
Front Camera	Facetime HD camera w/ f/2.2 lens	Facetime 5MP camera with Retina Flash
Video Recording (rear)	1080p @ 60fps, Slow-Motion capture up to 240fps	4K video with 'live photos'
Additional features	Touch ID	New aluminum body with custom alloy, 3D Touch, improved Touch ID, and new Rose Gold color
OS	iOS 8	iOS9
Dimensions	138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm	138.1 x 67 x 7.1 mm

iPhone 6S improvements:

Better display reinforcement (Ion-X)
Faster processor (64-bit A9 chip)
Bigger RAM (2GB)
Better front and rear camera (5MP/12MP sensor)
Better autofocus (Deep Trench Isolation)
Front Retina Flash
More LTE bands
Twice as fast Wi-Fi
4K video with Live Photo
More durable chassis (Apple’s custom alloy)
3D Touch
Improved Touch ID
Latest software (iOS9)
New Rose Gold color

Remained the same:

Display size (4.7-inch)
Screen resolution/ppi (1334 x 750, 326ppi)
Storage (16, 64, 128GB)

As we’ve mentioned previously, the iPhone 6S has seen the most improvements in the history of Apple’s ‘S’ models, but one thing that didn’t improve with this latest iteration is that it is now a bit thicker than the older iPhone 6. The model now is 7.1mm in depth versus the previous 6.9mm.

Here are the full price tags of the iPhone 6S – $649 for the 16GB, $749 for the 64GB, and $849 for the 128GB.

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Specs Comparison: Apple iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6S

September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 Kevin Bruce Francisco Leave a comment

iphone6-vs-iphone6s

Model	iPhone 6	iPhone 6S
Display	4.7-inch, 1334 x 750, 326ppi	4.7-inch, 1334 x 750, 326ppi with Ion-X reinforcement
Processor	Apple A8 w/ M8 co-processor	Apple A9 64-bit w/ M9 co-processor
RAM	1GB	2GB
Storage	16, 64 and 128GB	16, 64, and 128GB
Cellular Data	LTE	LTE + more bands
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes, and is now twice as fast
Rear Camera	8MP iSight rear camera w/ True Tone Flash	12MP iSight rear camera with 'Deep Trench Isolation' for better autofocus
Front Camera	Facetime HD camera w/ f/2.2 lens	Facetime 5MP camera with Retina Flash
Video Recording (rear)	1080p @ 60fps, Slow-Motion capture up to 240fps	4K video with 'live photos'
Additional features	Touch ID	New aluminum body with custom alloy, 3D Touch, improved Touch ID, and new Rose Gold color
OS	iOS 8	iOS9
Dimensions	138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm	138.1 x 67 x 7.1 mm

iPhone 6S improvements:

Better display reinforcement (Ion-X)
Faster processor (64-bit A9 chip)
Bigger RAM (2GB)
Better front and rear camera (5MP/12MP sensor)
Better autofocus (Deep Trench Isolation)
Front Retina Flash
More LTE bands
Twice as fast Wi-Fi
4K video with Live Photo
More durable chassis (Apple’s custom alloy)
3D Touch
Improved Touch ID
Latest software (iOS9)
New Rose Gold color

Remained the same:

Display size (4.7-inch)
Screen resolution/ppi (1334 x 750, 326ppi)
Storage (16, 64, 128GB)

Here are the full price tags of the iPhone 6S – $649 for the 16GB, $749 for the 64GB, and $849 for the 128GB.

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Meizu MX4 Pro receives Lollipop update, gets higher benchmark score

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 Kevin Bruce Francisco Leave a comment

Those waiting for the Lollipop update of the monster-phone Meizu MX4 Pro can now get it over-the-air. Users will enjoy a slew of improvements in terms of usage as well as a significant boost in its benchmark performance.

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As a quick refresher, below is Meizu MX4 Pro‘s specs:

5.5-inch Sharp IPS Display, 2560 x 1536, 542ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Samsung Exynos 5430 chipset (Quad-core 2.0GHz Cortex-A15 + Quad-core 1.5GHz Cortex-A7)
Mali-T628 MP6
3GB of RAM
16GB, 32GB, 64GB internal storage; non-expandable
20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX220 Exmor RS sensor and dual LED flash
5-megapixel front camera
NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BDS), LTE
mTouch Fingerprint sensor
Retina Sound (Hi-Fi audio, ES9018 and OPA 1612 chips)
Flyme 4.0 OS based on Android 4.4 KitKat
Colors: Gold, Gray, White

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According to DigiPassion who discovered the fresh software, they were notified by a new version of Flyme OS in their phone. For those unfamiliar it is the company’s own OS that’s layered on top of an Android KitKat. After the 650MB update was downloaded and installed the software version is already Lollipop 5.0.1 (Flyme OS 4.5.1A).

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The changelog was in Chinese so they could only guess what the improvements were, but the site reported to notice the following changes in their device:

All the Lollipop goodies are there (ART runtime, improved battery performance, new UI animations etc)
The overall phone speed and app launch time has noticeably improved
Touch sensitivity and accuracy of the Home button has vastly improved
The nagging heating issue has been resolved to a large extent
AnTuTu benchmark score has shot to 49000+ (from previous 45K) placing it on the top spot and beating Galaxy Note 4

If you own one and haven’t automatically received the update you can opt to manually update your phone.

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Google’s Snapseed receives a major update

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 Kevin Bruce Francisco Leave a comment

Snapseed, which was acquired by Google a few years back, is a free photo-editing app which now gets its first major update in two years. For those who are regular users of this app you now have additional tools like filters, lens blur, tonal contrast, and more.

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Here is the full list of what fresh things to expect when you go for the update:

New tools including Lens Blur, Tonal Contrast, intelligent perspective Transform, and Spot Healing.
Selectively apply filters and effects to parts of the image using the Brush tool.
Non-destructive editing via Stacks allows you to re-edit or undo any change. You can also copy edits from one image to another.

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To download the update and start editing your photos head on over to the Play Store or the App Store.

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Google’s Snapseed receives a major update

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 Kevin Bruce Francisco Leave a comment

snapseed-update-1

Here is the full list of what fresh things to expect when you go for the update:

New tools including Lens Blur, Tonal Contrast, intelligent perspective Transform, and Spot Healing.
Selectively apply filters and effects to parts of the image using the Brush tool.
Non-destructive editing via Stacks allows you to re-edit or undo any change. You can also copy edits from one image to another.

snapseed-update

To download the update and start editing your photos head on over to the Play Store or the App Store.

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