iPhone 6s review: The compact 2015 iPhone that hardened the 6-series design.
A 2015 compact iPhone — now strictly history.
The iPhone 6s added 3D Touch and a 12 MP camera to the compact 6 design. Its tiny battery and dated hardware make it a museum piece.
01Display
52/10052/100 trails the 55-point cohort average for premium phones of 2015.
02Camera
52/10052/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2015.
03Performance
44/10044/100 trails the 50-point cohort average for premium phones of 2015.
04Battery
44/10044/100 is one of the weaker battery results among premium phones of 2015 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
70/10070/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for premium phones of 2015.
06Value
46/10046/100 trails the 48-point cohort average for premium phones of 2015.
- 3D Touch and a 12 MP camera in a compact body.
- Reinforced 7000-series aluminium.
- Touch ID; headphone jack.
- Reached iOS 15 — long support.
- Tiny 1,715 mAh battery.
- 16 GB base; low-res LCD.
- No 5G, no fast charging, no water resistance.
- Discontinued.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 4-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .