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Smaller iPhone 6S is Missing One Camera Feature

Maybe it's just harder to hold the bigger phone steady?

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Apple's newly revealed iPhone 6s won't have image stabilization, despite the feature being included on its bigger sibling.

In Apple's press release announcing the two new phones, it specifically mentions "the expansion of optical image stabilization to video," on iPhone 6s Plus when referencing the new phone's 4K video capabilities.

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Beyond the inclusion of stabilization only on the larger version of the iPhone, the two cameras seem to be identical. Both have a new, Apple-designed 12MP image sensor, both can record video at a resolution of 3840 x 2160, and both have Apple's new Live Photos feature, which records 1.5 seconds before and after each shot to create what is essentially a live-shot animated gif.

The front facing camera on both phones has also been revamped, with a new 5MP camera and a feature Apple calls "Retina Flash," which temporarily boosts the brightness of the phone's screen to facilitate perfectly lit selfies.

During today's event, Apple also revealed a newly revamped Apple TV and the long-rumored 12.9" iPad Pro.

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