Posted on 09/09/2014 10:58:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
Apple unveiled the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, an update of its flagship smartphone with larger screens.
“Today we are launching the biggest advancement in the history of the iPhone,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the start of the company’s press event in Cupertino, Calif., where Apple is headquartered.
The iPhone 6 will feature a larger 4.7 inch retina HD screen, while the 5.5 inch iPhone 6 Plus model also will be offered. The full 1080p HD screen features no borders with glass that covers the entire surface and curves around the edges of the thinner device.
A new camera protrudes a bit out the back. While it has a new sensor, the camera is still 8 megapixels. However, the new camera does a better job of recognizing faces in scenes, and delivers better focus, especially in low light conditions, with the iPhone 6 including digital image stabilization, while the iPhone 6 Plus has optical image stabilization.
An improved video camera also enables slow motion video to be captured at 120 fps or 240 fps.
The iPhone 6 screen will boast over 1 million pixels, the iPhone 6 Plus over 2 million pixels.
The handsets, with faster Wi-Fi built in, also feature a new A8 chip, which makes graphics 84 times faster than the original iPhone. The devices also are 50% more energy efficient, although battery life remains about the same as the more recent iPhone5s. The iPhone 6 Plus, however, features a longer battery, given its larger size.
Still, the A8 chip marks an improvement over previous iPhones, given that it’s 25% faster when it comes to processing power and boasts 50% faster graphics.
Calls can now also be made via Wi-Fi when cell conditions are poor.
Pricing for the iPhone 6 starts at $199 and goes to $399. The iPhone 6 Plus will start at $299, with the highest priced at $499.
The devices, which become available Sept. 19, will come in gold, silver and space gray.
The iPhone 5 continues to perform well for Apple.
The smartphone, introduced in 2012, is still its most popular handset with a 27% share, followed closely by last year’s iPhone 5S, at 25%, according to research firm Localytics.
Yet the update to the iPhone, first launched in 2007, is important to Apple since it represents over half of the company’s revenue.
Analysts already anticipate that the new iPhone 6 models will sell more than 75 million handsets by the end of the year.
While the iPhone essentially created the smartphone revolution, Apple has faced some stiff competition recently from Samsung with its Galaxy line of devices. Amazon, however, has struggled with its Amazon Fire Phone, which the company recently discounted by $200 to 99 cents in order to boost sales.
Apple live streamed the reveal of its new devices and software here from the Flint Performing Arts Center in Cupertino, Calif.
“Today, we have some amazing products to share with you and we think at the end of the day you will agree that this too is a very key day for Apple,” Cook said.
The hatred that comes out on just about any APPL thread is amazing to watch.
I got the 3Gs when it came out since it was the first with enough storage (32 gigs) to hold my music so I could combine the ipod and phone in one device. Still have it and use it and have not upgraded yet. A better camera would be nice and now that they have a phone with 128 gigs this version is tempting but I am fine for the most part with my now primitive 5 year old 3Gs. Not sure what my next phone/device will be but with each new thing the older stuff just gets cheaper and cheaper so lots of reasons to smile.
OK "Lucy, splain this one to Me?"
I'm just curious, is this an App I need;)
Yes, you do need it if you happen to run around cemeteries and various ruins, looking for aberrant electromagnetic frequencies.
:)
Just search for “EMF” or “Tesla” in the iTunes store.
I have some that are pay-for but the free versions work quite well.
[my iPhone is just as bizarre as the rest of my ‘reality’]
:D
I heard the new Samsung or LG phones are better now. Is that true?
Beats me.
They don’t support the apps I love and I’m an app junkie.
They *look* wonderful for web browsing but when people are holding them up to thir ears to talk, I crack up.
I hear they could be outperforming the Iphone 6 at this point.
My wife wanted the new 6, but she is going to wait until the end of the month to investigate all three first. Tech friends looking lately into these phones are blown away by Samsung and LG.
The cloud's pretty safe. Unless you are a Hollywood airhead.
Leo Leporte said both the new Samsung and LG phones were better than the Iphones and that he owns them all for his job to compare them.
I hate cell phones so I’m probably not your best bet for tech opinions.
I only have one so I can surf when I’m bored and not at home and so Himself can relentlessly annoy me with trivial questions when I’ve fled the house, seeking solitude.
:)
There were a lot smaller ones than in that photoshop................
There were a lot smaller ones than in that photoshop................
I don’t have a cell phone. My land line still works just fine....................
“I have noticed that the size of ones phone is inversely related to a persons IQ.”
Hilarious and a very astute observation.
Apple didn’t sell Apple. VisiCalc sold Apple.
“Apple didn’t sell Apple. VisiCalc sold Apple”
Don’t forget DB-Master”
Oops, just showed my age.
That's one viewpoint. The apps, thousands of which became available for the Apple II. That wasn't the primary reason for most people. I bought one of the first ones, an early 1977 revision 0 (called that later because it was the original before modified motherboards were released), because it was an elegant combination of components as a whole package, easy to use, and well thought out. That's what Apple is known for. I still have it and use it, after upgrading it with USB and CompactFlash cards that hold many thousands of programs now freely downloadable off the Internet. I did get Visicalc later after buying it, but only after disc drives became available. The Altair and Imsai machines appealed to me but were clunky, and a chore loading binary programs via toggle switches. The TRS-80 and Pet variety of machines were cheap plastic and not well thought out. Then again, Apple had color graphics going for it, which were not available on most of the others (until much later, the Amiga being one of the best). All these other machines faded away into obscurity, which was my point about the competition to Apple.
“That’s one viewpoint. The apps, thousands of which became available for the Apple II. That wasn’t the primary reason for most people. “
The spreadsheet was the driving force. Apple had VisiCalc for about a year before the others started getting it.
Then along came Lotus 1-2-3 and boom! No one in our office touched an apple after that.
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