Apple has revealed the latest model of the iPhone at a massive launch event in San Francisco this evening.
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will take the place of the current iPhone 6 models as Apple's flagship smartphones.
Although the two new gadgets will keep the same 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch sizes of last year's phones, Apple has added some extra features and improved the performance.
There's a new colour in the line up - the heavily rumoured "Rose Gold".
One of the heavily rumoured extra features was 3D Touch (borrowed from the Apple Watch) and Apple confirmed it will be in both new phones.
The 3D Touch feature lets you press the screen harder and the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will pick up the difference in pressure.
That comes in handy if, for example, you're using the phone for gaming and want to vary the pressure of a particular shot or jump.
Apple has also increased the quality of the camera on the back of the phones to 12-megapixels, improving on the 8-megapixels of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
As well as taking better pictures, the new iPhones will be able to shoot video in 4K quality - which is four times as detailed as regular high definition video.
Selfie fans haven't been left out as Apple has increased the FaceTime camera to 5MP. It says it will make selfies more detailed than ever before.
The new iPhone will take Live Photos - which means it takes second and a half’s worth of frames either side of your snap.
It means if you do a force touch on the photo, the picture will “come alive” and show you the motion around the captured moment.
It’ll be supported on all your devices too - from Mac OSX El Capitan right down to the Apple Watch. You can even set Live Photos as your Apple Watch face.
Apple has also increased the power of the new phones with a brand new processor it calls the A9.
It’s 70% faster than iPhone 6’s A8 chip on CPU tasks, or 90% on graphics.
According to Apple's execs, the extra power and more efficient operating system leads to an even better battery.
In terms of storage space, Apple has decided to stick with the 16GB, 64GB or 128GB sizes of the previous models.
Prices will also remain the same as the last generation.
The indication Apple gave was that prices will start at $199 for the 16GB iPhone 6s on a 24-month contract.
That goes up to $299 for the 64GB and $399 for the 128GB model.
The larger-sized iPhone 6s Plus will start at $299 for the 16GB version on a 24 month contract.
That then goes up to $399 for the 64GB model and $499 for the 128GB version. Both of which are on top of network fees.
The company hasn't revealed a specific launch date for the iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus but it will undoubtedly be coming soon.
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