Upgrade from T2i to T6? Would T6 be considered an upgrade from T2i?

[Sha0303]

Hi Everyone.  I am new to this site.  I know a limited amount about photography...My husband bought me a Canon T2i in 2012...since then I have only taken photos and video with the kit lens...I have been wanting to buy a new lens for so long and recently bought the Tamron 16-300 lens.  I went to a local store and talked with the sales guy about what I was looking for.  I told him....(I'm not a photographer but would like to be able to take faster shots of my too very fast moving kids and also have the zoom factor for sports.  In addition, I want to be able to take better photos inside as well as be able to zoom closer for indoor plays, christmas programs.)  He said that the Tamron 16-300 would always take a better photo than the kit lens that I had been using.  

He suggested that I upgrade the body.  At the time I thought he was suggesting the T6i but now think he was talking about the T6 because of the price he quoted.  I didn't buy it because I already spent so much money on the Tamron lens, filter, uv filter...  To my surprise my husband bought me the Canon T6 Camera with the 18-55mm kit lens for Christmas.

My Question:  Is the T6 considered an upgrade from the T2i or would if be more beneficial to pay a little extra for the T6i?   Thank you 

[jrhoffman75]

They don't have DPAF, but they can autofocus during video. 

[Waddizzle]

"They don't have DPAF, but they can autofocus during video. "

As your article notes towards the end of it, they can track faces.  Here's a comparison of the performance of DPAF vs. Hybrid CMOS AF III.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-86nrBo7_T0

The DPAF is much better at tracking faces than the HC AF III system, which can only track the closest face to the camera, and just barely..  Also, with much higher number of AF points, the DPAF system can track moving subjects, not just the closest face to the camera.

[Sha0303]

Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestion.  I so wish I had reached out on this community site before purchasing the Tamron 16-300 but oh well.  lol Some of the pictures that I downloaded onto my computer from the Tamron 16-300 lens didn't seem as sharp as my kit lens from the T2i but I'm still learning the differences.  I'll probably look at getting a different lens at some point that will do best with indoor lighting.

I talked with the company and they will let me return the T6 so that's good news.  I will take into consideration everything you all mentioned and will just be patient and wait for the right deal on a T6i....or 80D.  I don't know...maybe just the T6i. ha

Thank you all again!