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The iPhone 6s gets selfie upgrades – can use its display as a makeshift flash!

By Preslav Kateliev

Published: Sep 09, 2015, 2:10 PM

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The iPhone 6s gets selfie upgrades – can use its display as a makeshift flash!

Well, folks, the Apple Keynote is ongoing, and the iPhone 6s is certainly bringing some pretty interesting updates and remakes to how it does stuff. Shutter bugs will be happy to hear that the phone's main camera has been given the resolution upgrade many have been craving, and the iSight camera now sports a 12 MP sensor, over the 8MP of the iPhone 6.

The selfie snapper has also been upgraded to a 5 MP resolution – a common minimum among today's flagships. What's interesting about the front cam, however, is how Apple solved the "I need a LED flash for selfies" problem.

"We have a Retina display there", Apple said... so Cupertinians decided to use this display as a makeshift flash, calling it Retina flash. It auto-adjusts its white balance to bring out natural skin tones and flashes 3 times brighter than the display's accessible maximum brightness level, and Apple promises great performance in low-light situations. We shall see.

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Preslav, a member of the PhoneArena team since 2014, is a mobile technology enthusiast with a penchant for integrating tech into his hobbies and work. Whether it's writing articles on an iPad Pro, recording band rehearsals with multiple phones, or exploring the potential of mobile gaming through services like GeForce Now and Steam Link, Preslav's approach is hands-on and innovative. His balanced perspective allows him to appreciate both Android and iOS ecosystems, focusing on performance, camera quality, and user experience over brand loyalty.

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The iPhone 6s gets selfie upgrades – can use its display as a makeshift flash!

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