Apple iPhone 6 iPhone 6 design This is the first of two major revisions for the 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 its just 6.9mm thin, making it one of the slimmest smartphones on the market, and rumors about a protruding rear camera lens are also true. Its 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. The shell is metal and and the screen subtly curves into it, to create a sense of unity with minimal visible gaps in the construction. iPhone 6 display The iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch LED back-lit display with a 1334 x 750 resolution - its Apples 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. But while the pixel density might not have changed the iPhone 6 delivers higher contrast and wider viewing angles than the iPhone 5S and it even features an improved polariser, so that colours look more natural when you use it while wearing sunglasses. Its not quite a match for the iPhone 6 Plus in this area, but based on the results of DisplayMates testing its still seemingly one of the best LCD displays around. • iPhone 6 vs iPhone 5S iPhone 6 power The iPhone 6 packs in an A8, 64-bit second generation processor and a next-generation M8 motion coprocessor too. Were also hearing that the iPhone 6 sticks with 1GB of RAM and has a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, compared to the 1.3GHz dual-core iPhone 5S. That might not sound like much of an upgrade, but Apple promises that the iPhone 6s CPU and graphical performance are faster than last years handset even while powering a larger display. The A8 chip is also up to 50 percent more energy efficient than the A7 and Apple has included a new technology called Metal, which is designed to allow the CPU and GPU to work together to deliver enhanced effects and more detailed graphics than past iPhones have been capable of, so were likely to see even more impressive games hit the App Store in future. Moving on to the M8 motion coprocessor, this is a lot like the M7 version found in the iPhone 5S, except that it can now track steps, distance travelled and elevation changes, so its better than ever at monitoring your activity. In combination with the new Health app this should be appealing for fitness fans. iPhone 6 camera Apple has stuck with the 8MP rear camera on the iPhone 6, but its not the same as the one youll find on the iPhone 5S. A new wide angle iSight lens, true tone flash, f/2.2 aperture, greater noise reduction, digital image stabilisation and a 2 x faster autofocus provide even better images. Theres 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. Videos also benefit from continuous autofocus, plus Apple has added a new time-lapse mode to the mix. The front facing FaceTime camera has also been given some love. Its actually a FaceTime HD camera now, with a f/2.2 aperture, and a new sensor which allows in up to 81% more light. Theres also HDR FaceTime video support, ensuring youre perfectly lit. Selfies get a boost too, as theres now a Burst Mode which can capture ten shots per second. That along with Timer Mode and improved face detection should make it a breeze to take the perfect mug shot. iPhone 6 battery With a 50% more efficient processor along with a bigger 1810 mAh battery weve unsurprisingly found that the battery life of the iPhone 6 is more than adequate and an improvement on the juice pack in the iPhone 5S. Apple for its part claims that the iPhone 6 can keep going for up to 250 hours on standby, 12 hours of talk time, 11 hours of internet use or 50 hours of audio playback, which is a modest upgrade over the iPhone 5S. iPhone 6 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. The iPhone 6 also supports 802.11ac, allowing for Wi-Fi speeds that are up to three times faster than is possible on 802.11n. iPhone 6 operating system There are no prizes for guessing the software thats running on the iPhone 6. Apples latest platform offering, iOS 8, was announced at its WWDC developers conference earlier this year and its on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. This isnt a total overhaul, but it does add some useful new features and improvements. For example it includes third-party keyboard support, improved OS X integration, more interactive notifications, a new Health app and the ability for third-party apps to use Touch ID. iPhone 6 Apple Pay The iPhone 6 largely seems focused on changing and improving whats already there, but Apple Pay is a genuinely new feature. Essentially it uses the iPhone 6s new NFC chip to allow you to make contactless payments. This isnt a new idea but now that Apples getting into the game it might finally start to take off, especially as the company has already partnered with Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Dont get too excited about NFC though as for the time being the chip in the iPhone 6 only works with Apple Pay, but even so, we reckon Apple Pay itself could be a really big deal. tinyurl/ols74t9 tinyurl/o3ze3df
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 07:14:58 +0000
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