iPhone 6s and 6s Plus RAM Revealed
Apple received guffaws and wow’s at their launch event last week but they very smartly didn’t reveal the battery life or RAM of their most anticipated devices; the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Naturally then, when the battery life was announced, the tech mogul received a lot of flak for its 1715 mAh battery fail, with the likes of Sony using it as an opportunity to ridicule it.
However, Apple is set to have the last laugh with iOS developer, Hamza Sood, announcing that this time, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will have 2GB of RAM. While this might not be at par with the Galaxy S6 (3GB RAM) or the Galaxy Note 5 (4GB RAM), it is still pretty big news, since Apple has always come out with RAM space that was 1 GB or lesser.
The rumoured spec was first spotted on Xcode and later confirmed by Sood, via Twitter. If you haven’t looked at the specs already here’s a quick look:
Specifications | iPhone 6s | iPhone 6s Plus |
Display | Retina HD display with 3D Touch, 4.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen | Retina HD display with 3D Touch, 5.5-inch LED-backlit widescreen |
Resolution | 1334 X 750-pixel resolution at 326 ppi | 1920-by-1080-pixel resolution at 401 ppi |
Processor | Embedded M9 motion coprocessor | Embedded M9 motion coprocessor |
Chipset | A9 chip with 64-bit architecture | A9 chip with 64-bit architecture |
OS | iOS 9 | iOS 9 |
Internal Storage | 16GB/64GB/128GB | 16GB/64GB/128GB |
Exapandibility | N/A | N/A |
Rear camera | 12-megapixel iSight camera with 1.22µ pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture | 12-megapixel iSight camera with 1.22µ pixels, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Optical image stabilization |
Rear Camera Video | 4K video recording (3840 by 2160) at 30 fps | Optical image stabilization for video, 4K video recording (3840 by 2160) at 30 fps |
Front Camera | 5-megapixel photos, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash | 5-megapixel photos, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash |
Front Camera Video | 720p HD video recording | 720p HD video recording |
Body Dimensions | 143 grams | 192 grams |
Special Features | Fingerprint sensor, 3D force touch, live photo | Fingerprint sensor, 3D force touch, live photo |
Connectivity | 23 LTE and faster Wi-Fi | 23 LTE and faster Wi-Fi |
Variants |
Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold |
Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold |
Price | $199, $299 and $399 respectively for 16GB/64GB/128GB on contract.$649, $749, $849 for 16GB/64GB/128GB respectively unlocked | $299, $399 and $499 respectively for 16GB/64GB/128GB on contract.$749, $849, $949 for 16GB/64GB/128GB respectively unlocked |