Comments on: The iPhone 6s got more hardware changes than most 2015 Android flagships

By: Prime

Prime — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 06:33:00 +0000

wow I’ve thought this year phone upgrades were pretty lackluster compared to last year with some phones getting lower battery life than last year. thanks for the table, it’s quite comprehensive. Moto X is a weird phone because it grew in size and became cheaper. S6 was a big difference to s5 now with a metallic body and crazy Exynos and a great camera. In my opinion G4 has probably the least update, and the new s6 edge plus which was like a note4 edge but lost the pen. I think the greatest thing with the new iphone is how they integrate features nicely. 3D Touch goes with Live Photos on the lock screen. 3D Touch with the app switcher. Front Display using True Tone flash. Don’t forget Taptic Engine the master that fooled anyone who touched the new macbook trackpads.

By: J1mmy1985

J1mmy1985 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:26:00 +0000

So you can see your clock from laying down in your bed? Or who is calling when the phone is screen down or has a case with a screen cover?

The S5 is its predecessor?

By: Jack March

Jack March — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:40:00 +0000

But the edge doesn’t make new software features possible, anything you can do on the edge would be possible on a flat screen, it’s just Samsung chooses not to for UX reasons. It’s also subjective as to whether it’s really an upgrade as many don’t like it. Either way I understand the point, but I can’t add the Edge to the table as it doesn’t have a predecessor just like the Z5 Premium

By: J1mmy1985

J1mmy1985 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:31:00 +0000

The edge is not just aesthetic it adds software features too.

By: Jack March

Jack March — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 23:22:00 +0000

Thanks for the feedback:

Quick charge was added as a correction if you read the bottom, I will update the table with all the corrections tomorrow.

Edge is a design feature, no argument about that, it’s 100% aesthetic. I’m not talking about the design as I stated clearly.

Gorilla glass was probably added to every phone.

Samsung pay hardware is something I’m going to look into

Sure, the fingerprint sensor was updated, but it also was on the iPhone, I will correct this

OIS is something I’m considering adding, I didn’t at first as I thought there needed to be a cutoff point. Aperture was included in the table

With regards to the last two points, ram upgrade and chipset upgrades were both included on the table.

Also I’m 99% sure the s5 had USB 3, I know the note 4 didn’t which is why it doesn’t lose the point on the table, not sure what you’re talking about here?

By: nagnag

nagnag — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 23:09:00 +0000

You forgot some hardware changes for the s6 :
– edge
– New Quick charge
– New aluminium body and New gorille glass 4 (also for the back)
– samsung pay hardware
– New ringer print sensor (no slide needed)
– ois photo even in 4k and also f/1.9
– New ddr4 mémory and 3gb instead of 2 on the line S
– real 64 bits cpu

U made à mistake
– only the note 3 had usb3 not the note 4 (2014) and not the si (2014 has well).

And why do you believe Apple saying with à smaller battery nothing change and dont trust Samsung with his New eco mode and réal 64 bits cpu and ddr4 mémorable ?

By: Satz

Satz — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 21:00:00 +0000

bit slow..aren’t we ? even with all the screenshots and explaining.

By: Jack March

Jack March — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 12:29:00 +0000

Again, you’re missing the point. I’m not saying the iPhone isn’t playing catch up, I’m saying it’s not the same as last year as hundreds of thousands of people think.

And I’m not taking points away from phones that already had those features, they just get no change.

By your logic the iPhone should get a point for fingerprint authentication, NFC, etc if we’re getting points for existing features.

By: BillV3

BillV3 — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 12:26:00 +0000

But you’re awarding points to the iPhone 6S for catching up to other specs, now I realise that the iPhone is ahead in some areas but giving it points for getting a feature that other phones had in previous generations while taking one away from the other phones for having them already in a previous generation feels a tad disingenuous

By: Jack March

Jack March — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 12:06:00 +0000

This article is addressing the point that many people think the iPhone 6S is the “same thing” as the iPhone 6, as shown by the comments at the start of this article. All this post shows is the changes, not the features.