March 28, 2024

Apple iPhone 6s Plus launched: Price, specifications, features

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Apple has finally taken wraps off the iPhone 6s Plus at its launch event in San Francisco. Similar to last year’s iPhone 6 Plus, the new iPhone 6s Plus retains the same design, aesthetics and dimensions. Majority of its changes comes in the form of improved hardware and features such as always-on Siri, 3D Touch feature and much more.
At this point, there is no word about Indian pricing, though the iPhone 6s Plus US pricing starts at $299 for 16GB variant and goes all the way up to $499 for the 128GB variant on a two-year contract. However, the price for unlocked iPhone 6s Plus starts from $749 (approximately Rs 48,690).

Apple has finally taken wraps off the iPhone 6s Plus at its launch event in San Francisco. Similar to last year’s iPhone 6 Plus, the new iPhone 6s Plus retains the same design, aesthetics and dimensions. Majority of its changes comes in the form of improved hardware and features such as always-on Siri, 3D Touch feature and much more.
At this point, there is no word about Indian pricing, though the iPhone 6s Plus US pricing starts at $299 for 16GB variant and goes all the way up to $499 for the 128GB variant on a two-year contract. However, the price for unlocked iPhone 6s Plus starts from $749 (approximately Rs 48,690).

Apple iPhone 6s Plus specifications and features: It flaunts a 5.5-inch LED-backlit full HD display running at a resolution of 1080×1920 pixels. The screen is protected by Ion-strengthened glass along with oleophobic coating. Under the hood is Apple’s next-gen A9 64-bit 1.5GHz processor paired M9 motion coprocessor and 2GB of RAM. The iPhone 6s Plus is available in three storage variants – 16GB, 64GB and 128GB.
On the photography front, the iPhone 6s Plus sports an upgraded 12-megapixels snapper with True Tone dual LED flash and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization). The camera also supports 4K video recording and slow motion video recording 720p at 240fps. The front-facing FaceTime HD camera has also been bumped to 5-megapixels with support for 1080p video recording. There is also Retina Flash wherein the display turns bright pink to give you more light, similar to a true-tone flash.
It features a 2915mAh non-removable Li-Po battery along with connectivity options such as 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. The iPhone 6s Plus will come shipped with Apple’s iOS 9 out-of-the box.
Other features such as Touch ID fingerprint sensor and Apple Pay are present. One of the talking point of the iPhone 6s Plus is the Force Touch (3D Touch) feature that can distinguish between three different types of taps – a tap, a press and a deep press. With the iPhone 6s Plus, Apple has also introduced Rose Gold color variant along with the existing Space Grey, Silver and Gold. It is expected to go on sale from September 25 in the US, but there is no word about Indian availability yet.
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