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another year another iPhone the iPhone 6s and 6s plus are in the wild and you smartphone shopper have a choice to make do you get one and if so which I've been living with both of these phones for a week and yes apples made a ton of changes under the hood obviously it's one of the best phones on the planet but what's made the biggest difference to me well here are some of the most interesting things that I've noticed faster touch ID I use touch ID for lots of stuff now mainly unlocking my phone Apple's not kidding the touch ID is faster in fact it's so fast that I usually can't even see my lockscreen it feels instant speed speed speed yes there's a faster a9 processor inside but the speed really comes through when you're switching apps jumping back and forth to do things the new phones remember older apps better thanks to having more RAM Netflix games Safari back again easy always-on Siri it really is always on when driving I tried asking for directions at home I asked about the weather I set reminders alarms I played music sure that's out there in a lot of phones and it's not exactly like having an Amazon echo but the days of always listening devices are here and they're more useful than ever Siri doesn't always listen or respond but it's fun for playing hide and seek or finding where you lost your phone 3d touch bit of a soft sell eventually 3d touch will probably be in every touch screen Apple makes and others will develop competitors too it's a really cool idea with a huge upside you're pressing into the screen but it doesn't live up to its full potential right now iOS has peekaboo previews that can pop out into new apps little pop-up menus from your home screen but I want even more right now it's clever sometimes it's useful but I don't always use it better cameras are always welcome we're still not at the age of perfect smartphone cameras but they keep making huge strides I took photos and videos everywhere tailgating at a Jets game at a farmers market shooting selfies in the dark the iPhone 6 had a great set of cameras the 6s rear cameras a bit better but the selfies are miles better and the new built-in flash works really well live photos are like gifts of audio they can feel like little motion memories but until Twitter Facebook and all the other apps let you share them I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with them at least they're there as a backup in case I forgot to shoot any videos which is most of the time should you upgrade it's a similar feeling phone to last year's six for most cases and if you have one of those you don't really need one of these yet unless you're in a plan that's already set you up to get a new phone in which case go for it there's enough that's new here to easily justify $100 price difference versus last year's phones just don't expect a lot of obvious changes that are gonna feel that different in everyday normal use and 6s or 6s plus I get asked this all the time I like the features of the plus a lot more battery bigger screen stabilization for clearer photos smoother video but I don't like the size I wish the regular success at some of these features I'd say go with the success unless you're a pro user then find bigger pants I'm Scott Stein and those are my thoughts on the 6s and the 6s plus