For some, the attraction of the masses to Apple devices is almost unfathomable. The iPhone has never been one of the most powerful handsets in the world, nor the smallest, nor largest, and yet seven years later it has retained (and grown) its unshakeable following.
Apple’s new phone has created a buzz, here are some of it’s features
Design
This is first of two major revisions new iPhone flagship – Apple has overhauled the squared off design which has been with us since the iPhone 4, with the iPhone 6 sporting a more rounded, slimmer body.
In fact it’s just 6.9mm thin, making it one of the thinnest smartphones of the market, and rumors about a protruding rear camera lens are also true.
It’s slightly heavier than the 5S at 129g, while the body measures 138.1mm x 67mm.
The power/lock key has been moved from the top of the handset to the right hand side, making it easier to hit during one handed use. On the left hand side you get the separated volume keys below a mute toggle switch.
Display
The iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch LED back-litdisplay with a 1334 x 750 resolution – it’s Apple’s new “Retina HD” offering. That means you get a pixel density of 326ppi – the same as the iPhone 5S.
It also pales in comparison to the iPhone 6 Plus, with a full HD, 1920 x 1080 5.5-inch screen with a 401ppi display.
iPhone 6 power
The iPhone 6 packs in an A8, 64-bit second generation processor and a next-generation M8 motion coprocessor too. We’re also hearing that the iPhone 6 sticks with 1GB of RAM.
camera
Apple has stuck with the 8MP rear camera on the iPhone 6, but it’s not the same as the one you’ll find on the iPhone 5S.
A new wide angle iSight lens, true tone flash, f/2.2 aperture, greater noise reduction and a 2 x faster autofocus provide even better images.
There’s also a new Apple-design image signal processor built into the A8 chip to improve the way the iPhone 6 handles images.
Why photographers should be excited about the iPhone 6 iSight camera
That rear camera can shoot 1080p video (sorry 4K fans), and the Slo-mo video mode has been boosted to give you the option to record in either 120 fps or 240 fps.
The front facing FaceTime camera has also been given some love. It’s actually a FaceTime HD camera now, with a f/2.2 aperture, and a new sensor which allows in up to 81% more light. There’s also HDR FaceTime video support, ensuring you’re perfectly lit.
Connectivity
The iPhone 6 (and 6 Plus) sports CAT 4 LTE, offering data speeds of up to 150Mbps and it supports LTE coverage for 20 bands, covering over 200 networks worldwide. The most bands covered by any iPhone.
operating system
There are no prizes for guessing the software that’s running on the iPhone 6.
Apple’s latest platform offering, iOS 8, was announced at its WWDC developers conference earlier this year and it’s on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.