The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are tipped to be the biggest selling smartphones in history, with analysts predicting up to 100 million shipments before the close of 2014. Both handsets went up for pre-order on Sept. 12 and, shortly thereafter, Apple confirmed upwards of 4 million orders within the first 24-hours.
iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Display
The iPhone 6 will feature a 4.7in 1334 x 750 IPS display, while its larger stable mate with use a 5.5in 1920 x 1080 pixel panel. Everybody knew Apple was going to up the size of the display this time around. While many were concerned about this bump in size alienating existing consumers used to 4inches and below, the company has been clever with how it has rejigged the design, making both handsets impossibly thin and, in the case of the iPhone 6 Plus, adding in UX tweaks to make one-handed navigation possible.
Apple calls its new iPhone screens Retina HD and reckons the iPhone 6 Plus delivers 185% more pixels than 2013’s iPhone 5s. Meanwhile the iPhone 6 delivers an impressive 38% uplift over its predecessor. Both are fairly comprehensive improvements over what came before by offering higher screen resolutions on larger panels, but the main event –– the thing everybody wanted –– is the bump in display size.
iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Key Specs
Once again the leaks were pretty spot on… the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will feature Apple’s brand new A8 chipset, which is a 20nm setup that Apple says delivers a 20% performance boost to processing power and around 50% in the graphics department.
The M7 coprocessor has been updated too –– it’s now called the M8 coprocessor. It is A LOT smarter and can, for example, tell the difference between when you’re cycling and running. It can also calculate distance and elevation, as well as air pressure.