iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Biggest Change Since iPhone: Apple iPhone is always being a benchmark for all the device even they were from another platform. iPhone has always best in class hardware even they were underclocked, Having Low Lower, Low Camera Pixel, Low RAM and much more but despite these this disadvantage on sheet iPhone outperform any device in the market. iOS iPhone’s OS which is most advanced interface since the introduction and optimization of iOS in UI made iPhone work seamlessly. Apple has completely changes iOS last year by the introduction of iOS 7 (2013) which really makes Apple more eye appealing and user are getting much more attraction.
Apple introduces biggest change since the history iPhone the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Basically, these two device has the same spec from inside but difference in Sizes. Apple finally starting to get industry standard screen sizes by introducing iPhone 6 which measure about 4.7-inch and iPhone 6 Plus 5.5-inch. Apple earlier against the bigger screen as they are in favor of device one handed usage as iPhone 5 has still this functionality while iPhone 6 completely changes thought of Apple users. While looks of this device mind blowing With thin and light design and curved edges makes the device easy to hold. Apple, however, manages certain software tweaks to make a device to function one handed with new reachability feature. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus really a great step ahead from previous iPhone’s with all new design and whole new UI makes this iPhone much more remarkable. Display of this device is still outstanding with new Retinal HD display which is really nice. The camera is of iPhone start getting more advancement and iPhone 6 Plus introduce OIS which makes Low Light Imagine clearer. The battery of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus get bump which makes this two device to run much longer time. There are much more to talk about this two device at down below.
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Biggest Change Since iPhone:
Design:
- Apple finally changes bar-shaped iPhone with a metal cut edge as they introduce much cleaner looks with curves at sides which make both devices easy to hold for a long time. Curves also give freedom to use whole UI easily with one hand.
- Apple makes the whole device with unibody aluminum enclosure with very detailed colors of metal looks good. Apple makes this device so thin as they introduce camera bump out of the body which looks and feels annoying. But the device is crafted well so it really meets user day to day life easily.
- With two new sizes of 4.7-inch for iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch for iPhone 6 Plus gives the user a choice so they can enjoy Apple in different sizes.
- From back device has Same Apple Logo with same manufacturing detail and Camera with flash. On the front, it has a headpiece with the proximity sensor, face time camera and Touch ID. From the side, it has Volume rocker with unlock button and on the other side has sim tray. From downside, it has lighting connectors with speakers grills, microphone, and headphone jack.
- iPhone 6 is measure about 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in) weigh 129g while 6 Plus measure 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in) weigh about 172g. Both devices have the size to body ratio good so using the device for longer period time does’t take to heavy.
- The coloring option of the device is still as iPhone 5s with same Gold, Space Grey and Silver but bit different texture.
Display:
- Apple takes a whole lot new changes in display sector as new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus has Retinal HD display which is a really nice display with Apple Retinal technology which based on that the device has Pixel most detailed so it can not figure out with normal human eyes which make this gorgeous Retinal display.
- Retinal HD display has produce light than previous gen models with much more color range and accurate. Display of this two device has better sunlight readability. With much deeper contrast and accurate color reproduction image and text looks awesome. As compared with previous devices Retinal HD display really creates impact with much brighter and colorful display.
- As far calculation concern iPhone 6 has 750×1334 resolution with 326ppi while iPhone 6 Plus has Full-HD display with 1080×1920 resolution with 401ppi. Both phones have optimal amount of resolution as a human can detect. For protection, this device has nothing like Gorilla Screen but it has an oleo-phobic display.
Hardware:
- Apple Hardware is not much overpowered as their Android counter paths. Apple introduce their own manufacture processor A8 1.4Ghz Processor which twice time faster than previous A7 but still has Dual Core CPU as it has modern 2nd Gen 64-Bit Architecture Processor which revolutionizes Apple device from previous year A7 Chipset as 64-Bit processor provide more power to developers to use device with much more intense coding as processor is capable of providing much more power than previous 32-Bit Architecture Processor.
- With 1 GB DDR3 of Memory, Apple optimization easily manages to multitask without any hiccups. For storage iPhone 6 and 6 Plus available 16GB, 64GB and 128GB while 32GB is removed from the storage option as it is optimal and much more useful than 16GB which only gives about 10GB of user storage.
- For Graphics point of View Apple revolutionizes gaming by the introduction of Metal API which helps developers to directly interact with Core Graphics and Processor power with doing OpenGL and OpenCL coding. Apple uses quad Core PowerVR GX 6450 GPU which delivers console level graphics from a smartphone. Games like Asphalt 8, Infinity Blade 3, NFS No Limits brings gaming to life. Gaming in Apple devices feels amazing without any hiccups and slowdowns to make gaming experience much more streamlined.
- TouchID in iPhone makes the unlocking experience much more easy with larger sensor makes the user to easily unlock device while TouchID now has a tapping facility which helps in reach-ability so one handed operation can become easier.
- Speakers in iPhone 6 become louder than 5s while 6 Plus is much louder than 6. Microphone only get one grill.
Camera:
- Camera in iPhone is the best part of it as we know it called as iSight Camera which loves by many users around the world. Apple doesn’t believe in making camera sensor more as increasing pixel doesn’t make picture look good so Apple takes much different steps by enhancing camera sensor.
- Apple has kept the same old 8MP pixel with a f/2.2 aperture on the rear side with some enhancement like pixel enhancement and new pixel domain which capture more details of the images in four images and overlaps it to get best out of it. For night light imaging Apple uses a dual tone flash to capture much more detail in images as it is capable of producing 1000 different forms of effects as per the situation.
- iPhone 6 Plus comes with OIS optical imagine stabilization which makes night light imaging and video clearer and hazel free. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus can capture Slow-mo Video @240 Fps. The camera is capable of taking 1080p videos @60 FPS. While Apple also improved face detection technology.
- From front iPhone 6 and 6 Plus has 1.2-MP f/2.2 aperture same iSight Camera with the same technology as from rear. As front camera also capture more light with a larger sensor.
- Camera interface of iOS is simply and always ready to capture the moment. With easy to capture mode to adjust the exposure from the camera while there is no professional mode for Pro’s while other 3rd parties camera app has this option.
Interface:
- iPhone 6 and 6 Plus shipped with iOS 8 which is pretty big release for the user and huge release for developers as Apple opens many API for developers to put their special effects of this.
- While the whole interface is light based with some translucent effects makes UI more lucrative. iOS 8 has many optimizations for a bigger screen to use one handed with ease. UI is very fast and apps open blazing fast. Memory management of the device is better than any other.
- The interface of iPhone 6 Plus is using the whole new big screen as it includes landscape as like iPad into iPhone so the user can use app into landscape mode while home screen also has landscape view.
Connectivity:
- iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Has all the latest connectivity hardware include 802.11ac Wi-Fi with Bluetooth v4.0. The device has also enabled NFC but only for Apple Pay. Lighting connector is available for charging and syncing. 3.5mm headphone jack is also available headphones. While for networking it has LTE option which also include VoLTE.
Apple Pay:
- The introduction of Apple Pay makes payment easier and more secure as it only requires a fingerprint and done. Apple Pay has become more accessible in all around the US with the support of many major Banks around with all the Payment gates. For paying for Apple Pay there is a machine available which accepts Apple Pay only then it is possible. Just simply tap your device on to the machine and it recognizes the Payment info and simply secure pay with your fingerprint.
Battery:
- iPhone 6 and 6 Plus comes with immersive battery life as 6 has 1810 mAh while 6 Plus has 2915mAh of battery. iPhone 6 Plus really run longer while it can run about 7 hours 34 min while 6 can run about 3 hours 30min. Both phones perform a full day battery life with single charge as usage time of iPhone 6 is pretty low but it can manage a day.
Overall:
Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is the biggest innovation since the iPhone with bigger and better screen, more camera enhancement and longer battery life. Both phones perform up to the mark performance even has low specs CPU Apple optimizes the whole system at it’s best with lots of enhancement into UI to make this device much faster. Gaming is best part in Apple as it can easily run console level graphics easily.
Pricing for Apple iPhone 6 is about $549 for 16GB while the user can take more storage for extra dollars while 6 Plus is cost $600 for 16GB and more storage for extra. While the user can select from these three color as Gold, Silver and Space Grey.
Is this post old? Since when was iOS 7 released last year?
Yes, this post is old Since when iOS 7 released last year which means in my article it was released with the release of iPhone 5S for more clarification I included the year also you may check.