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Apparently, Apple is sourcing the A9 processor in its iPhone 6s from two different manufacturers. One is slightly faster, runs cooler & has longer battery life than the other.
World wide, chances are 60/40 in your favour.
This app will tell which chip you have:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lirum-device-info-lite-system/id591660734?mt=8
Open the app & check the Model field. N66mAP or N71mAP is the chip you want. N66AP or N71AP is the also-ran.
More:
http://www.itworld.com/article/2990485/mobile/did-you-get-the-best-chip-in-your-iphone-6s.html
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/10/iphone-6s-benchmarks-suggests-bad-cpu-can-give-20-lower-battery-life/?utm_source=Gizmodo+Australia&utm_campaign=4c9ad68c72-gizmodo_2015_10_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7a0c493e18-4c9ad68c72-278887065 / release 6S Apple splitting manufacture A9 processor Samsung hated rival business partner TSMC leading chip manufacturing company Asia split 60/40 favor of TSMC chips two firms not identical Chipworks teardowns reverse engineering devices Samsung uses 14nm TSMC uses 16nm TSMC chip a bit larger 104.5 square millimeters vs. 96 square millimeters Samsung chip A9 processor design Apple Samsung smaller chip Reddit user tests pair of 6S Plus phones TSMC chip eight hours of battery life six hours Samsung Reddit iPhone board Chinese site MyDrivers ran series JavaScript tests video playback tasks rates battery depletion Google Translate MyDrivers measurably faster battery drain Samsung powered phone TSMC version tests TSMC chip slightly faster Samsung chip benchmark tests Samsung chip runs hotter packaging phone buying Samsung or a TSMC processor download free app Lirum Device Info Lite app basic device info main page Model N66MAP N71MAP TSMC chip N66AP N71AP short straw Samsung chip 6S quite hot batteryquick to drain slow to charge compared iPhone 6 Mac boards /
