iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Beat iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in Boot Speed Test [Video]

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Posted September 20, 2016 at 6:29pm by Shalom Levytam

Check out this video that compares the boot speed of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus versus the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. All devices are 128GB models that have been freshly restored to iOS 10.0.1 and set up with the exact same configuration.

Notably, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus easily beats the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus to the SpringBoard by over 10 seconds! It's unclear why this is the case. Perhaps the new hardware (touch Home button, haptic engine, etc) slows down the boot process.

Also interesting is that the iPhone 7 Plus beats the smaller the iPhone 7. This differs from the last two generations where the smaller 4.7-inch version has always been faster than the larger 5.5-inch device. This may be due to the extra RAM in the iPhone 7 Plus. It has 3GB. 1GB more than the iPhone 7.

Take a look at the video below and let us know what you think in the comments! Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for more Apple news, videos, and tutorials.

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gamerscul9870 - September 21, 2016 at 1:50pm

Yes, this excuse is bull! I haven't had a hissing noise and it only overheats because how ridiculously bright the display is. That's why I dim it as much as possible.

City023 - September 21, 2016 at 5:00am

Who cares? I don't mind waiting 2 -3 more seconds.

ant - September 21, 2016 at 2:59am

my iphone 5s hisses too..

Uzumaki - September 20, 2016 at 11:19pm

I did the test as well and it's true. I'm thinking is that it's probably using the low power cores instead of the high power cores. I'm sure an iOS update can fix this to use all cores or the high power ones.

Gabe - September 20, 2016 at 11:08pm

This video is pointless. I already know iPhone takes time to boot up. The few seconds later difference makes no difference. I could care less about that.

Guest - September 20, 2016 at 8:05pm

Doesn't it boot to home if you don't have lock screen enabled?

gamerscul9870 - September 20, 2016 at 9:04pm

No. I had a dead battery before and it still manages to boot to lock screen even without any passwords put into it at all.

Nateb - September 20, 2016 at 7:32pm

Is there a way to change the settings so it boots directly to the home screen?

cmi - September 20, 2016 at 6:40pm

This is a fake video. The iPhone does not boot into the home screen...

AwwA - September 20, 2016 at 6:46pm

iPhone boots to the lock screen

Franke12 - September 20, 2016 at 6:52pm

You should update your software.