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Fixed focus, optical format and pixel pitch use cited secondary sources.","rear_video_modes":"Video Recording section. Highest rates include published 1080p120 and 720p240 slow motion.","slow_motion_max_fps":"Video Recording section. Exact 720p240 slow-motion recording maximum.","video_stabilization":"Video Recording section. Cinematic video stabilisation. Photo OIS is not automatically transferred to video.","headphone_jack":"External Buttons and Connectors section. 3.5 mm headset jack expressly listed.","usb_connector":"External Buttons and Connectors section.","network_technologies":"Exact A1633 radio group. 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Exact model technical specification supplies the 240 fps recording maximum."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2015/09/09Apple-Introduces-iPhone-6s-iPhone-6s-Plus/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["series","announce_date","os_at_launch"],"notes":{"series":"Exact maker family launch.","announce_date":"Dated maker announcement, distinct from preorder and retail.","os_at_launch":"Exact launch announcement identifies this major OS generation. Later specification software is not substituted."}},{"url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/25/iphone-6s-launch-us-canada-begins/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Actual past retail report. Same-day US/Canada store opening report."}},{"url":"https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/DeviceInformation/Reference/iOSDeviceCompatibility/Displays/Displays.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["refresh_rate_max_hz","touch_sampling_rate_hz"],"notes":{"refresh_rate_max_hz":"Table 2-3 iPhone 6s row, refresh rate 60 Hz. Recommended app frame rates 30 and 20 are not hardware adaptive minimum rates.","touch_sampling_rate_hz":"Table 2-4 iPhone 6s row, finger touch sample rate 60 Hz, touch delivery also 60 Hz. No gaming-only burst rate is inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_6s-7242.php","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["aspect_ratio","cpu_core_count","cpu_clusters","gpu","ram_gb","memory_card_slot","usb_version","fm_radio"],"notes":{"aspect_ratio":"Display resolution row expressly states 16:9, not calculated from rounded pixels.","cpu_core_count":"Platform CPU row states dual-core. Shared A9 specification, not the maker-specific process node.","cpu_clusters":"One dual-core group is directly stated. Trusted secondary sources disagree on the core name and 1.8 versus 1.84 GHz clock. No primary or explicit alias/rounding explanation resolves the disagreement, so those cells are omitted.","gpu":"Platform GPU row states PowerVR GT7600. Corroborated by PhoneArena exact iPhone 6s specification. The early Notebookcheck review described this as unconfirmed, while its later GPU reference confirms the identification.","ram_gb":"Internal storage/RAM table assigns 2 GB to all four capacity options. Exact model family shared RAM, not capacity-specific measurements.","memory_card_slot":"Memory Card slot row states No.","usb_version":"Comms USB row expressly names Lightning, USB 2.0. Cable shape is not the evidence of data version.","fm_radio":"Comms Radio row states No. Corroborated by the exact review disadvantages."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-iPhone-6S-Smartphone-Review.151403.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["ram_type","stereo_speakers","wifi_bands","predecessor"],"notes":{"ram_type":"Performance paragraph explicitly identifies installed 2 GB LPDDR4 memory. iFixit identifies Samsung LPDDR4 on the board. These are shared memory technology facts, not a component brand assigned to every unit.","stereo_speakers":"Additional features table states Speakers: Monoaural. Corroborated by PhoneArena single loudspeaker description. Earpiece is not a stereo playback speaker.","wifi_bands":"Communication and GPS paragraph expressly says 2.4 and 5 GHz networks. Shared Wi-Fi hardware fact, not borrowed A1688 cellular bands.","predecessor":"Notebookcheck's iPhone 6S review compares it with the iPhone 6 and calls the iPhone 6 its direct predecessor."}},{"url":"https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_6s-review-1314.php","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["wireless_charging","infrared_blaster"],"notes":{"wireless_charging":"Exact model Main disadvantages explicitly states no wireless charging. No unsupported Qi or magnetic-accessory route is listed.","infrared_blaster":"Main disadvantages explicitly states no infrared port. An IR proximity sensor is not a control transmitter."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/apple-iphone-6s-6s-plus,4437-4.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["video_codecs","front_video_modes"],"notes":{"video_codecs":"Rear Camera Video Modes table and text identify recorded H.264 High profile for every native mode. These are recordings, not Apple playback-format support.","front_video_modes":"Native Camera review Front Camera Video Modes table 1280x720 at 30 fps. This does not limit maker-documented API video capture formats, whose higher 60 fps maximum is stored. Earlier Notebookcheck/GSMArena review front Full HD claims contradict the maker and are not used."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+6s+Teardown/48170","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_capacity_mah","battery_capacity_wh","haptics"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_mah":"Step 14 original Apple battery label and teardown text state 1715 mAh. Rated cell specification. The A1688 teardown pack rating is corroborated by the iFixit replacement pack compatibility listing for A1633 and A1688. No regional measurement is transferred.","battery_capacity_wh":"Step 14 original Apple pack label and text explicitly state 6.55 Wh. No calculation. GSMArena 6.91 Wh disagrees, while the original maker-marked pack takes precedence. The teardown A1688 pack rating is corroborated by the iFixit replacement pack listing for A1633 and A1688, not used as a regional measurement.","haptics":"Steps 11-12 physically remove and identify the Taptic Engine. No invented motor frequency or algorithm class."}},{"url":"https://www.phonearena.com/news/Can-you-really-charge-an-iPhone-faster-with-a-more-powerful-charger-We-investigate_id79100","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["charger_in_box_w"],"notes":{"charger_in_box_w":"Experiment table identifies Stock iPhone 6s charger rated 1 amp, 5 watts. Included adapter rating only. No 5 W handset input maximum inferred. Public indexed content accessible, direct HTTP presents bot challenge."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Apple US iOS warranty. Maker hardware warranty ONE (1) YEAR from original retail purchase. US source market only. Consumer-law rights and AppleCare are excluded. Archive version menu includes March 2013-Feb 2016."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/108051","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["os_latest","os_skin"],"notes":{"os_latest":"Current About iOS 15 Updates lists 15.8.8 as latest release. Apple 127114 states released May 11, 2026, available for iPhone 6s (all models). Stable released update, checked 2026-10-07. GSMArena 15.8.5 is stale. No guaranteed end of updates inferred.","os_skin":"Apple names the product software iOS. This is the maker platform/interface name, no Android skin claimed."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/127114","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["os_latest"],"notes":{"os_latest":"Release and exact compatibility corroboration for current stable 15.8.8. Released May 11, 2026. Available for iPhone 6s (all models). No planned or beta release used."}},{"url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2018/09/12/apple-discontinues-iphone-se-iphone-6s-iphone-x/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["status"],"notes":{"status":"September 12, 2018 report states Apple officially discontinued iPhone 6s. Later residual retail/refurbished stock does not change maker catalog status."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/111952","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["audio_features"],"notes":{"audio_features":"Audio Playback section expressly lists user-configurable maximum volume limit. It is not a Bluetooth codec or spatial processing claim."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/apple-iphone-6s-6s-plus,4437-9.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["storage_type"],"notes":{"storage_type":"Conclusion identifies the iPhone 6s family custom NVMe-based PCI-E storage solution. Notebookcheck confirms NVMe on its actual 64 GB review unit. Storage technology only. No supplier or performance is transferred across capacities."}},{"url":"https://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Apple-iPhone-6s-Review_id4090","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"Design heading names iPhone 6, then the text calls it the predecessor. Relation is base handset to base handset, not iPhone 6 Plus."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPhone_7","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Background explicitly names iPhone 7 as the iPhone 6s successor. Base model relation, not the Plus sibling."}},{"url":"https://regulatoryinfo.apple.com/cwt/api/ext/rfExposure/iphone8,1/en","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["sar_head_w_kg"],"notes":{"sar_head_w_kg":"Apple public RF exposure JSON, productName iPhone 6s. sarDataList[0] explicitly includes A1633, A1688, A1691 and A1700. Highest head value averaged over 1 g. Radios at highest transmission levels. Head against tissue with no separation, torso/body with 5 mm separation. The second A1688-only row is not substituted for A1633."}},{"url":"https://regulatoryinfo.apple.com/cwt/api/ext/rfExposure/iphone8,1/en","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["sar_body_w_kg"],"notes":{"sar_body_w_kg":"Apple public RF exposure JSON, productName iPhone 6s. sarDataList[0] explicitly includes A1633, A1688, A1691 and A1700. Highest body value averaged over 1 g. Radios at highest transmission levels. Head against tissue with no separation, torso/body with 5 mm separation. The second A1688-only row is not substituted for A1633."}},{"url":"https://regulatoryinfo.apple.com/cwt/api/ext/rfExposure/iphone8,1/en","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["sar_eu_head_w_kg"],"notes":{"sar_eu_head_w_kg":"Apple public RF exposure JSON, productName iPhone 6s. sarDataList[0] explicitly includes A1633, A1688, A1691 and A1700. Highest head value averaged over 10 g. Radios at highest transmission levels. Head against tissue with no separation, torso/body with 5 mm separation. The second A1688-only row is not substituted for A1633."}},{"url":"https://regulatoryinfo.apple.com/cwt/api/ext/rfExposure/iphone8,1/en","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["sar_eu_body_w_kg"],"notes":{"sar_eu_body_w_kg":"Apple public RF exposure JSON, productName iPhone 6s. sarDataList[0] explicitly includes A1633, A1688, A1691 and A1700. Highest body value averaged over 10 g. Radios at highest transmission levels. Head against tissue with no separation, torso/body with 5 mm separation. The second A1688-only row is not substituted for A1633."}},{"url":"https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/DeviceInformation/Reference/iOSDeviceCompatibility/Cameras/Cameras.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["front_video_modes"],"notes":{"front_video_modes":"Archived iOS Device Compatibility Reference, iOS 11-era format tables updated 2017-10-30. Table 4-15 iPhone 6s/iPhone 6s Plus Front Camera. Explicit AVFoundation video capture formats, FPS 2-60 for each listed resolution. Requires selecting an AVCaptureDeviceFormat and setting active frame duration in an app. These are API-supported capture maxima, not claimed native Camera UI recording settings. Native review table 720p30 remains correct for that app mode. HRSI 2576x1932 is still-image output and is excluded. No front 1080p row is supported."}},{"url":"https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/DeviceInformation/Reference/iOSDeviceCompatibility/Cameras/Cameras.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["rear_cameras"],"notes":{"rear_cameras":"Maker Table 4-1 states Focus Pixels on iPhone 6s back camera. Focus Pixels section explicitly defines phase detection and AVCaptureAutoFocusSystemPhaseDetection. Only rear autofocus PDAF is added from this source. Maker megapixels/aperture/OIS retained. Rear sensor optical format and pixel pitch have their own secondary sources."}},{"url":"https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_6s-7242.php","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["rear_cameras"],"notes":{"rear_cameras":"Main Camera row identifies optical format 1/3.0 inch and physical pixel pitch 1.22 um. PhoneArena exact specification corroborates both. Optical format is retained as notation, not a measured diagonal. Maker rear camera values and primary PDAF classification are preserved."}},{"url":"https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_6s-review-1314p8.php","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["front_cameras"],"notes":{"front_cameras":"Front autofocus is explicitly fixed-focus in the exact iPhone 6s review. Native video mode errors in the same review are not used. Sensor optical format/pixel pitch are separately sourced to the Tom's Hardware sensor paragraph."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/apple-iphone-6s-6s-plus,4437-4.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["front_cameras"],"notes":{"front_cameras":"Front sensor paragraph identifies actual 5 MP FaceTime HD sensor optical format 1/5 inch and smaller physical pixel pitch 1.12 um. This is a shared iPhone 6s camera fact, not a measured performance transfer. Optical format is notation, not diagonal inches. Maker megapixels and f/2.2 preserved."}},{"url":"https://www.bluetooth.com/wp-content/uploads/attachments/BluetoothDesignGuidelines.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["bluetooth_codecs","microphone_count"],"notes":{"bluetooth_codecs":"Apple Accessory Design Guidelines 2018-11-07, sections 12.2 and 12.3, pages 75-76. The guide explicitly states iOS device SBC streaming and MPEG-2/4 AAC implementation over A2DP. The device scope includes iPhone 6s. Wireless audio codecs at the document date, not local-file playback formats.","microphone_count":"Exact iPhone 6s Figure 17-10 on printed page 109. Note 2 and drawing labels name Front Mic, Rear Mic, Bottom Mic1 and Bottom Mic2. Four physical microphones. Receiver and speaker are separately named and excluded. Complete maker acoustic-opening inventory, not a noise-channel count."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/products/iphone-6s-replacement-battery","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_capacity_mah","battery_capacity_wh"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_mah":"Compatibility lists A1633 and A1688 and compatible original part numbers 616-00036/616-00033. The replacement rating is 1715 mAh, corroborating shared pack scope. This is an aftermarket pack listing. Original installed Apple rating is established by the separate maker-marked teardown pack.","battery_capacity_wh":"Compatibility lists A1633 and A1688 with original part numbers 616-00036/616-00033. Replacement rating 6.55 Wh corroborates shared pack scope. This aftermarket listing does not itself prove an original maker label. Original energy is separately read in the teardown."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/iphone-6s-and-6s-plus-release-date-how-to-get-apple-s-new-phones-1303905","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"TechRadar says the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus take over from the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus."}},{"url":"https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"MacRumors calls the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus the previous generation of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus."}}],"fields_filled":93,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}