Apple announces the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

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Apple has taken the wraps off the iPhone 6 and its larger sibling, the iPhone 6 Plus, after months of speculation and rumors.

The iPhone 6 is the 4.7-inch variant while the iPhone 6 Plus features a big 5.5-inch screen. Both the devices will ship with iOS 8 and will be available starting September 19 in select launch markets. The smartphone was earlier rumoured to be known as iPhone 6L owing to its larger screen.


Apple also announced the smaller iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch screen as well. The internal specifications on the Plus are slightly better than the regular version. The Retina HD screen on the iPhone 6, packs a resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels and is protected by ion-strengthened glass. The smartphone is just 6.9 mm thick.

The resolution on the iPhone 6 Plus is 1920x1080 and the thickness of the device is 7.1mm, even though it has a large overall size.

Both the newly announced iPhones feature an 8 megapixel iSight camera. Only the larger 6 Plus features optical image stabilization (with a 'floating lens' to compensate for shaking hands or other motion blur); the smaller iPhone 6 features 'digital' image stabilization which relies on software trickery to perform a similar trick. Both cameras can record 1080p video at 30fps or 60fps, and slow-motion video at 120fps or 240fps.

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus feature a 64-bit Apple A8 chip built on a 20nm manufacturing process, which the company has claimed, offers 25% more CPU power and 50% more GPU power. The devices support 20 LTE bands and would work with majority of networks worldwide.

Apple says that its new devices are "the best phones ever made", and it has priced them accordingly. On a two-year contract, they will be priced as follows:

iPhone 6

$199 for 16GB
$299 for 64GB
$399 for 128GB
iPhone 6 Plus

$299 for 16GB
$399 for 64GB
$499 for 128GB
The iPhone 5s will live on, with prices starting at $99, while the iPhone 5c will remain only in its 8GB form, and will be free on a two-year plan. The new iPhones will be available in the US from September 19th, with pre-orders beginning on September 12. By the end of the year, they will be available in 115 markets worldwide.



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LatencyPosted:

MushroomElm
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Grimlock if im incorrect someone can correct me but the iphone 6 plus looks pretty big.
Finally I see an iphone thats not a small little thing.


They want to join the "tablet-looking" phone generation.


If anything..They look more Android now. But I agree with the tablet look. But they call it a Phablet. (Phone tablet.) Weird, I know..Haha.

Anyways, I would expect a law suit to be put onto Apple by Android, just to get even for when Apple sued them for 'taking the iphone look.' Because not only are they now big, but they've even stolen the button looks. (Power button on the side, volume buttons are attached and no longer simple circles, the thin design with the rounded corners, etc.) When all Apple sued them for was: You took the shape. (Aren't pretty much every phone, in existance, rectangular?)


Yea I see that now. I didn't even notice that because apple has stuck to the un-attached buttons.

Evo8Posted:

I hope people still don't fall for iPhones, #GS5

TitanFallPosted:

Reverence Iphones suck ****, I got the iphone 5s it's one of the worst phones I've ever had. They just flush the same phone out every year. I'm definetely switching to android with my next upgrade.


I'm slightly confused as to your "they just flush the same phone out every year" since when did they have a 4.7" and 5.5" iPhone? :/

ReverencePosted:

Iphones suck ass, I got the iphone 5s it's one of the worst phones I've ever had. They just flush the same phone out every year. I'm definetely switching to android with my next upgrade.

AR15Posted:

Astronauts I think it's great they came out with 2 versions. Imo the plus version is great!


Do you really think so? I personally feel that the 6+ is a tad too big. For me anyways...

MushroomElmPosted:

Latency
Grimlock if im incorrect someone can correct me but the iphone 6 plus looks pretty big.
Finally I see an iphone thats not a small little thing.


They want to join the "tablet-looking" phone generation.


If anything..They look more Android now. But I agree with the tablet look. But they call it a Phablet. (Phone tablet.) Weird, I know..Haha.

Anyways, I would expect a law suit to be put onto Apple by Android, just to get even for when Apple sued them for 'taking the iphone look.' Because not only are they now big, but they've even stolen the button looks. (Power button on the side, volume buttons are attached and no longer simple circles, the thin design with the rounded corners, etc.) When all Apple sued them for was: You took the shape. (Aren't pretty much every phone, in existance, rectangular?)

AstronautsPosted:

I think it's great they came out with 2 versions. Imo the plus version is great!

LatencyPosted:

Grimlock if im incorrect someone can correct me but the iphone 6 plus looks pretty big.
Finally I see an iphone thats not a small little thing.


They want to join the "tablet-looking" phone generation.

TTG_DIGITALPosted:

I really like the new look of the phones. I like it a lot. I cant wait for the actual release date.

TomPosted:

if im incorrect someone can correct me but the iphone 6 plus looks pretty big.
Finally I see an iphone thats not a small little thing.


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