Apple unveiled two new phones at its recent gala event. iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. And while both look practically identical to their 2014 predecessors, they do hide some new features under the surface. However, many of the novelties are new only to Apple users, as they have been circulating in the microcosm of Android for some time. Let's check what Apple has borrowed from Android mobile phones this year.
Although Apple is said to be considered for trendsetter, and the iPhone is said to be pulling this wagon, but in recent years (minus the pomp and show) Android has been happily overtaking it on the right. So there is basically nothing new anymore, if Apple introduces innovations that are already old news for Android users. It was no different even at the presentation of the updated sixth generation of iPhone 6 smartphones, which boasts better hardware and a camera/camera as well as a new control method called 3D touch, but iPhone 6S and 6S Plus they are quite concrete at the same time squinted at the competition.
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Here are five iPhone 6S "News", which Apple basically just borrowed from Android and which have been available to their users for quite some time.
1. Videos in 4K resolution
Even Apple finally has smartphones capable of capturing and saving video in 4K resolution. We already list at least 30 such Android mobile phones, and they are not from yesterday.
2. Screen as flash
Apple has not only improved the rear camera, but also the front camera (5 MP), to which they have added retina flash (screen as flash). It sounds revolutionary, especially when Apple says that the pre-flash detects the light around you before taking a selfie and enables a shot with better colors and lighting. Even at this "novelty", Android users may have yawned during the presentation, as this option has been available for them for a long time (at HTC and Motorola, for example), and some Androids even have their own front LED flash (Moto X Style aka Pure).
3. 7000 series aluminum
"Bendgate" was clearly learned by Apple, as they decided to use a stronger material this time, which would prevent twisting and a new affair. Therefore, instead of aluminum 6000, they chose aluminum from the 7000 family, which was joined some time ago by Samsung, which dressed the Galaxy S6 Edge+ in it.
4. The digital assistant Siri is now always listening
Now, the infamous digital assistant Siri is always listening, all you have to do is say "Hey, Siri." Until now, it only waited for your "direct" commands if the device was connected to the mains, but now you can call it up at any time with voice control, because its ears are always on their stalks, not only after a long press on the Home button. Here, too, Apple is inventing hot water, as the Google Now application and Motorola's Moto Voice (which introduced it with the Moto X model) have already given users of Android devices the possibility of voice commands.
5. 2 GB system memory
Apple has equipped its new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus mobile phones with 2 GB of system memory, which is a concrete upgrade compared to their predecessors, which had system memory with a capacity of 1 GB. Nevertheless, it is an "overdue" innovation, as the first Androids with 2 GB were released way back in 2012 (LG Optimus LTE II with OS Android 4.0). Apple is therefore light years behind in the world of technology, while the competition is already diligently equipping their phones with 3 and even 4 GB of system memory. Apple will thus be in the company of mid-range phones and will be lagging behind for at least another year.
