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the reviews of the iPhone success are all circulating around by now but a lot of them still leave you wondering is this worth the extra money coming from last year's iPhone 6 I'm high on Houston with pocket now and let's find out in our head-to-head comparison starting with the aesthetic design the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s are almost completely identical in fact there are really only two ways to tell them apart from the outside the iPhone 6s has an S icon on the back taking the place of the typical regulatory markings that you'll find on the iPhone 6 and the new iPhone comes with a new rose gold color option or you know pink aside from that you really can't tell one apart from the other until you turn them on both phones are capable of running iOS 9 Apple's latest mobile operating system which comes with a slew of new features like the proactive panel to the left of the main home screens spotlight search for quickly looking up apps contacts or webpages a new multitasking screen a software back button and plenty more but only the iPhone 6s has 3d touch if you haven't heard about it this is the crazy new pressure-sensitive display technology that lets you add a bit of force when you touch the screen to call up additional menus on icons preview emails and much much more it's still in its infant stage and we're waiting on more apps to add in 3d touch functionality but it's already showing a lot of potential and even if it isn't worth the upgrade right away it will be once it gains more traction be sure to watch our reviews of the iPhone 6s and 6s plus for more details on 3d touch but this is going to be a big deal while the iPhone 6 and 6s have the same display size and resolution and nearly identical designs there's a big jump in internal specifications between the two phones the iPhone 6s has a much faster processor with an updated GPU inside and the doubled RAM from 1 to 2 gigabytes makes a hugely noticeable difference in jumping between the current app and when you haven't opened in a few hours where the iPhone 6 will have to reload that app entirely the 6s jumps right back in like you've been running it all along the 6s also sports a new version of touch ID that's twice as fast as last year and it's so fast in fact that it might even be too fast the fingerprint scanner of the iPhone 6 never felt sluggish anyway and you really can't even check your notifications on the new iPhone without it immediately unlocking it's weird to complain about something being too efficient but it actually is a little frustrating sometimes the only solution we have is to use a different finger on the home button or just press the power button instead the iPhone has always been known to take some of the best photos in mobile and that's done nothing but improved with the 6s but you know the jump from 8 to 12 megapixels really doesn't make a huge difference in photo quality both look very similar and each takes nice photos with true-to-life colors the bigger difference you'll notice is in video recording where the iPhone 6s takes the cake by being the first ever iPhone to support 4k video capture it's among the best-looking for K video we've seen from a smartphone though neither has OIS like your larger plus-size siblings circling back to the original question is the iPhone 6s worth the upgrade if you already have an iPhone 6 well probably not at least not yet 3d touch is great but it's not widespread enough just yet and most of the other functions of the iPhone 6s are already available in the iPhone 6 sure you'll miss out on 4k video and live photos but that's probably not worth spending the money to upgrade unless you absolutely have to have the newest phone or the rose gold finish so just like we say with every S model iPhone save your money if you're coming from an iPhone 6 and just wait for the iPhone 7 to hit next year if on the other hand you're coming from an iPhone 5s or older maybe now's the time to finally make that jump or next or edge if you want to see more iPhone 6s content well today's your lucky day we've got plenty of it here on our YouTube channel and at pocketnow.com so be sure to check it all out and subscribe if you like this video you can also hit us up on social media we're at pocket now everywhere and I'm high on touhous Minh on Twitter and IRL thanks for watching everybody and we'll see you again soon