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> In short, no major improvements or evolutions in the smartphone.

Try the 3D touch on the iPhone.

Adding what is the equivalent of contextual menus to the UI is a major improvement to the overall experience and I know I will be upgrading to the 6s purely because of this.

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I concur. As much as I dislike Apple it's good to see innovation beyond spec-pushing.

It's called long-press, a touch-screen UI pattern that has been around since at least Pocket PC, carried through on Android, and is only now appearing on iOS. Just like with right click, Apple is late to the contextual menu party.

Long-press is a different thing, and something iOS has had from the day 1 (obvious example is rearranging home screen).

3D Touch is about how much force you use, not how long you touch for.

The point is that contextual gestures are nothing new, regardless of how they are performed.

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