Apple disclosed the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus at a special event in San Francisco. There are improvements like better camera, faster processor, and various other small things. As we already know that iOS 9, the software powering the iPhones, comes with features seen already on Android phones, the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are also playing catch-up with others. Here are some iPhone features that Apple has "borrowed" from others.
The 3D works by detecting the pressure applied to the screen to open new commands. For example, a stronger touch would open up advance options or peek into the content inside the app while a simple tap just opens the app. Apple has already used third in the new 12-inch MacBook and Apple Watch as Force Touch. A similar feature was already experienced in Mate S and in BlackBerry Storm 2 as SurePress.
2. 4K Video Recording
The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are the first Apple devices to offer this feature. The new iPhones feature a rear camera which offers 50% increase in sensor size to 12 megapixels and a front camera with a 400% increase to 5MP. This brings the potential for photos with far more detail as well as 4K and 1080p video recording to the rear and front cameras respectively for the first time. But the technology is yet already available in Android phones come with 4K video-enabled cameras. Phones like the Sony Xperia Z3 and LG G3.
3. Retina Flash
The Phone sport an upgraded 5MP front-facing camera but there’s no front flash. For taking selfies in the dark, the Cupertino company has devised an interesting solution through which the screen goes three times brighter and acts as a flash. Apps like Front Flash work in the same way making the screen brightness to maximum and turning the screen white while taking the picture.
4. Zoom in Videos
Apple iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus has the ability to zoom while playing the videos. Samsung Galaxy flagships already had this feature in it for year.
5. Live Photo
One of the new iPhone camera tricks, Live Photo captures some action before and after you press the shutter key and offers it as an animated picture. Still images animate responding to taps (or force touch). We’ve seen this feature on HTC phones for years with the implementation referred to as Zoe and also in Microsoft’s Lumia phones called Living Image.
6. Aerospace Grade Aluminium
The new iPhones are made from a new 7000 series aluminium material. Apple says the enclosure is made from the same grade used in the aerospace industry and is the strongest alloy it has ever used in an iPhone. While Apple was one of the first smartphone makers to use a metal body, it’s interesting to note that Samsung also used aerospace-grade aluminium in its recent Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge flagship phones.
7. Hey Siri
On the old iPhones, Apple’s Siri voice assistant could be triggered with a voice command when connected to a charger. However, thanks to the new M9 coprocessor, the feature is always on allowing users to activate Siri by saying ‘Hey Siri’ when an iPhone 6S, 6S Plus is nearby.A number of Android phones support a similar feature for the Google Now assistant and Microsoft’s Lumia phones also offer voice activated Cortana assistant via the ‘Hey Cortana’ command.
