How to Check if Your iPhone 6s Has a A9 Chip From Samsung or TSMC

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Posted October 7, 2015 at 9:38pm by iClarified

Both Samsung and TSMC are making A9 chips for the iPhone 6s. Here's how to check which one your device has.

Step One:
Install Lirum Device Info Lite from the App Store for free.

How to Check if Your iPhone 6s Has a A9 Chip From Samsung or TSMC

Step Two
Launch the app and look at the Model number under the Home tab.

If you have model N66AP (6s Plus) or model N71AP (6s) then you have the Samsung chip. If you have model N66MAP (6s Plus) or N71MAP (6s) then you have the TSMC chip.

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ShajinJoseph - April 18, 2018 at 7:08pm

How to find this in iPhone 7? My iPhone 7 shows model as D101AP. How to find whether it’s intel or Qualcomm ???

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Meysam - January 16, 2016 at 9:16am

Hi Please help me With one is better? Thanks

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gamerscul9870 - January 16, 2016 at 2:29pm

TSMC is without doubt and question the best. You already know what it's like with the other company on this one.

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evilsearch - October 15, 2015 at 8:55am

TSMC....phfewwwwww....

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King Rollo - October 9, 2015 at 10:48pm

I wonder if Samsung put a battery "defeat device " to make iPhone use more battery :p

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justabrake - October 9, 2015 at 10:17pm

Don't sweat it the 7 is right around the corner!

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gamerscul9870 - October 9, 2015 at 10:32pm

I'd wait and save more along with the s models fixing the problems a new iPhone gets just like bendgate. It may be too thin though.

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King Rollo - October 9, 2015 at 8:56pm

Tsmc on mine! Yay!!

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Akeveryday - October 8, 2015 at 8:58pm

Thanks the link worked. I have the TSMC chip too.

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Pug father - October 8, 2015 at 8:48pm

I had a 16gb with the TSMC chip and traded it for the 64gb because 16 just isn't enough. Now unfortunately I am stuck with the Samsung chip and I can honestly see the difference in battery life. I have the 6s 64gb. Huge difference. Wish I would've known before I swapped phones.

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gamerscul9870 - October 8, 2015 at 9:08pm

I wish there was some scanner that can detect the chip in the 6s so I can tell which phone model I will want exactly.

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PaladinLV - October 9, 2015 at 9:45pm

Not an accurate assessment has the slow down you "perceive" could be from having more memory. The comparison needs to be done between to 64 phones.

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Akeveryday - October 8, 2015 at 7:35pm

This app isnt available anymore.

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Character178 - October 8, 2015 at 5:19pm

I have the Samsung one. FML. I was lucky to download the app in time.

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chiro4u - October 8, 2015 at 2:43pm

Lirum Device Info Lite is no longer available in US App Store

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Nitro Junkie - October 8, 2015 at 7:17pm

Yes it is still available. Just press the link in the article. That's the way I got it just now. Searching for came up not available.

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clown - October 8, 2015 at 2:06pm

Notice one is only WIFI and the other shows it with cellular active. . The post makes no mention of this.

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On WiFi - October 8, 2015 at 4:00pm

Well, very sharp attention to details! But actually, the battery's life of the one with "Wifi" only (without SIM card) is 1h50 shorter. I guess that people owning a 6s with a Samsung ship should simply return it. It's abnormal to built and test a device for several months and get so much discrepancies in battery life because of a chip brand! I'm doubting about the screenshot, iClarified... that for clarifying this point ;O)

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NoYes - October 8, 2015 at 12:27pm

Presume ones sold in Europe/US and Japan may have TSMC

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Andre - October 8, 2015 at 8:44am

Hmmm my iPhone 6 looks like i have tsmc :-/

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iPhone recycle - October 8, 2015 at 7:32am

Does anyone know if the chips are randomly used or there might be country or areas selected, example USA or Canada iphone 6s have Samsung chips, while Asia iphone have tmsc chips

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Ho No.... - October 8, 2015 at 5:47am

Have a look a cpu usage when pressing screen for 3D Touch. It will pick at 18%.

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Nitro Junkie - October 8, 2015 at 7:19pm

Look at the cpu usage when you press the volume buttons up or down. Jumps up higher.

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SimonSays - October 8, 2015 at 12:12am

Tsmc in my 64gb 6s plus. Hell ya!!!

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clown - October 7, 2015 at 11:40pm

Extra battery one. Do notice pushing on Safari links with force touch on , have to push link 1-4 times to open. With force touch off takes one push.