![]() Turns out, the engine took up some extra room near the phones' bottom edges, just under the spot where the battery sits. To give you a little background, the display crams 96 pressure sensors into the backlight layer of the phones' Retina HD displays, along with a Taptic Engine that provides some subtle vibrations when you bear down on the screen. In short, you have that new 3D Touch screen to blame. I'll delve more into battery life a little later (spoiler alert: It hasn't really changed), but recent teardowns seem to reveal why we've gotten a bit of a downgrade this year. Speaking of the sort, the cells in these new models are actually slightly smaller than they were before: 1,715mAh in the 6s and 2,750mAh in the 6s Plus. ![]() I'd much rather see companies abandon that ceaseless march toward cartoonishly thin designs and instead work to make better use of the sizes they've already achieved. At some point, there has to be a lower limit to how thin a phone can get and still be comfortable to use. All told, this is one of the few times an iPhone has gotten beefier (the 4s was slightly heavier than the 4), and I'm actually quite pleased about it. As for the weight, the 6s and 6s Plus do indeed feel noticeably weightier: The 6s weighs in at 143 grams, up from 129, while the bigger 6s Plus now comes in at 192 grams, up from 172. ![]() ![]() By subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy.Īs it happens, both phones are a touch thicker and heavier than before, but they're still comfortable to hold, and the change in thickness specifically is so subtle that it's nearly imperceptible. ![]()
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