The iPhone 6S is Apple's most modest 'S' upgrade yet

Lisa Eadicicco

In fact, it might be the most mild "S" year yet.

If you don't know what I mean by an "S" year, Apple's schedule for new iPhone launches is like clockwork: New phones arrive each fall, but every other year it's only an "S" upgrade instead of a completely redesigned phone. In the "S" years, the iPhones look identical to their predecessors, but they come with better, faster, more efficient components, and offer new innovations you haven't seen before.

Take a look at all the past "S" years. It's pretty clear that the iPhone 6S is Apple's most modest iPhone "S" year yet.

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