iPhone 6 and 6Plus

iPhone 6 and 6Plus

Maggie McCarthy '15

Apple has created two new iPhones, one is big, and one is even bigger.  The iPhone 6 has a 4.7 inch screen by 6.9mm, while the iPhone 6 Plus has a 5.5 inch display by 7.1 mm. Both of the new iPhones have flatter designs, slightly improved cameras, quicker WiFi at 3x faster speed, more onboard storage and better voice quality if you are using voice- over-LTE. Both of the phones include Apple Pay which contains the revolutionary NFC powered payment system that can turn the phone into a credit card. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have the iSight camera with Focus Pixels and new video features such, as 10s0p HD at 60fps, slo-mo at 240 fps and a time lapse video mode. The new iPhones enable you to access your phone with your own perfect password: your fingerprint. You can use your fingerprint to approve purchases from iTunes, iBooks, and the AppStore without having to type in your password.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus comes in Gold, Silver, and Space Gray. Both of the new phones share more of a resemblance with the iPad and iPod touch than the iPhone 5s. The button for the volume is located on the left hand side and shaped like a pill with the power button located on the right side, which makes it easy to use it with one hand. Although both of the phones are similar, they both have important differences that should be considered before purchasing this all inclusive device. The iPhone 6 has a 1,344x 750 pixel display while the iPhone 6 Plus has a 1,920×1080 pixel display plus optical image stabilization in the camera with the ability to run more apps in horizontal-landscape mode with split screen effects like the iPad. Although the iPhone 6 Plus is bigger and heavier, it has a longer battery life than the iPhone 6.  The iPhone 6 has video playback up to 11 hours and audio playback up to 50 hours while the iPhone 6 Plus has video playback up to 14 hours and audio playback up to 80 hours. The iPhone 6 has talk times up to 14 hours on 3G and the iPhone 6 Plus has talk time up to 24 hours on 3G. The iPhone 6 has internet use up to 12 hours on 3G, up to 12 hours on LTE, up to 12 hours on Wi‑Fi.  The iPhone 6Plus Up to 10 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on LTE, up to 11 hours on Wi‑Fi.

The iPhone 6Plus launched on September 19th in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, France Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico and Singapore with pre orders that began as early as September 12th. On September 26th, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus expanded availability to countries such as New Zealand, Italy, Denmark and Taiwan. On October 17, the new iPhones will be available in China. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are available to purchase in stores and online, but online supply is extremely limited. New orders for the iPhone 6 can take up to 7-10 days and orders for the iPhone 6 Plus can take between 3-4 weeks to be shipped.iPhone 6 and 6Plus