The new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus aren’t just the best smartphones Apple has ever made, they’re the most powerful smartphones the world has ever seen.
While Android phone vendors reply on more cores, faster clock speeds and tons of RAM to help smooth out the Android experience, Apple has focused on optimizing its software and its components in the iPhone line and as a result, the dual-core A9 chipset and 2GB provide more than enough oomph to power the 6s experience. Add in great new features like 3D Touch and a new 12-megapixel camera, and you’ve got a total package that is unrivaled for the time being.
In my iPhone 6s review, I covered a number of key hardware and software features that are impressive right out of the box, but the beauty of modern mobile platforms like iOS is that the out-of-the-box experience is only half the story. Third-party apps dramatically enhance the user experience and in the case of the iPhone 6s, there are a few apps in particular that every user needs to try.
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There’s a whole lot to cover when discussing the new features on Apple’s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, but a few new additions in particular always seem to bubble up to the top of every conversation. Among them are 3D Touch, of course, and the great new camera features.
3D Touch uses software and hardware to measure the amount of pressure a user applies when tapping, pressing and swiping on the iPhone’s display. As a result, the phone is able to perform different functions based on that pressure. Then, where the camera is concerned, a great new feature called Live Photos complements the phones’ new 12-megapixel shooter by saving a short 15 fps animation with sound each time a still image is captured.
They’re both important new features but as is the case with everything else on the iPhone, they’re greatly improved by third-party apps. If you own an iPhone 6s or an iPhone 6s Plus, here are six apps that you absolutely need to try, along with links to download each one.
Live GIF
Live Photos are great, but you can’t share them with people unless they also have an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus. Using this nifty app, you can quickly and easily convert any Live Photo into an animated GIF or a standard video file that can be played on any mobile device or computer. The app also makes it very easy to share your GIF or video to social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
