All eyes are now on Apple after they unveiled its newest edition to their sleek and prestige line of iPhone series, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. It has been introduced to the market as the solution to almost all iPhone issues. Both handset models were launched on September 19 and was open for pre-order by September 12.
The mobile phones have been the company's key product with a total sale of $43.7 million during the second quarter of this year as the iPad made a notable fell in its sales for the same quarter. While the iPhone remains the big earner, it was still down compared to the previous quarter with a total sales of $51 million. With the launch of the latest iPhone series, it is expected to increase its sale for the next quarter.
According to TechRadar.com, the Apple iPhone is the strong iPhone that the leading mobile manufacturing company really needs to release. It comprises the best overhaul out of the iPhone range. With this in mind and with the timely release of a stronger and better iPhone, Laptop Mag has listed down the top 8 iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus features.
8. All-new curved design
The Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sports a slimmer new look with curved glass front and aluminum back. Even the Apple logo is stainless steel that gives off a sophisticated and sleek look.
7. Retina HD Display
The iPhone 6 boasts of retina HD Display for higher resolution (1334 x 750 pixels, 326 ppi.) The new retina HD display is made of ion strengthened glass with improved polarizer and photo aligned IPS liquid crystal screen and thinner backlight.
6. New Amenities, Better Accessibility
Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has upgraded their user interface and added more gestures. In iPhone 6, there's a new gesture called reachability. Meanwhile, the iPhone 6 Plus has dual-pane mode for various applications.
5. A8 Processor
The A8 processor on the iPhone makes it faster and more efficient. This processor packs a 2 billion transistor to make the CPU 25% faster and graphics 50% faster. This new feature has been tested out by Super Evil Megacorp using their new MOBA game called "Vain Glory." The result? The new iPhone 6 can render 100 animated characters at one complete with complex lightning and effects.
4. Apple Pay
Turn your cash into virtual cash with Apple Pay. The Apple iPhone 6 can be turned into a digital wallet by adding credit cards. This all new better, faster and safer payment transaction is good for up to 220,000 partner US merchants.
3. Improved iSight and Facetime HD Camera
The iPhone 6 is still using 8mp i-Sight camera. However, there's a new Focus Pixels technology that enables phase detection auto focus and advanced noise reduction. Apple has designed its own improved A8 technology that captures photo faster than its iPhone predecessor.
2. Enhanced Wireless Internet
The iPhone 6 offers an enhanced wireless internet with its 150mbs LTE. This feature has 802.11 AC Wi-Fi and Voice over LTE, and can even make online calls via Wi-Fi. T Mobile is its first carrier to support this feature.
1. Longer Battery life
Because of its innovative A8 processor, you can now expect up to 10 hours of web surfing in LTE. Meanwhile, the iPhone 6 plus boosts it up to 12 hours due to its larger battery size.
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