NEW DELHI: Eight years after changing the way we use mobile phones with the first iPhone, Apple has once again heralded a big change in world’s best-selling gadget iPhone. The new iPhones, named iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, are not lighter, thinner or bigger anymore. They instead feature a new display technology called 3D Touch, a derivative of the Force Touch technology used in Apple Watch.
According to Apple, 3D Touch will be able to differentiate between types of touches and taps in preloaded apps as well as on the homescreen. This new technology adds new functionalities to iPhones; for example, applying a little extra pressure on the screen may preview a photo in one app and open a file in another.
Apple has announced its latest iPhones – the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus which will start selling from 25 September across 130 countries with pre-orders starting from 12 September. The iPhone 6S will be selling from $299 for the 16GB variant, and iPhone 6S Plus will be selling from $399 for the 16GB variant. These prices of course come with the 2 year contract. The non-contract prices are yet to be out. But considering Apple has kept last year’s price structure, it would be safe to assume that the iPhone 6S should cost $649 for the 16GB variant (approx Rs 43,500) and $749 for the 16GB iPhone 6S Plus (approx Rs 50,000).
Apple has reworked the way we interact with the phone’s touchscreen by adding in the force dimension to the touch screen. This is a variant of the force touch technology that is already there on the Apple Watch. Called 3D Touch, this new feature lets you reduce on the number of clicks required to get work done, by using force touch along with swiping gestures. Apple has also integrated the Taptic Engine inside the phone to provide feedback.
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