Apple unveiled two new phones – iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. What they look like, Apple CEO Tim Cook showed in the beginning. He confirmed that the screen sizes are 4.7 and 5.5 inches. At the same time the thickness of the new devices is less than previous ones: iPhone 6 – 6.8 mm, iPhone 6 Plus – 7.1 mm. The new devices, along with a contract, will start at $199 for the iPhone 6 16 Gb and $299 for the iPhone 6 Plus. Sales will begin September 19. The new devices will ship with iOS 8 operating system.
The displays of the new smartphones are made with Retina HD technology. The iPhone 6 Plus has 185 percent more pixels than the iPhone 5S, and the screen resolution of the new gadgets is 1334×750 and 1920×1080, said about the features of new devices Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of marketing.
The new phone has a 64-bit A8 processor, which is 25% faster than the previous one. The developers have assembled 2 billion transistors in the chip, and the chip itself is 13% smaller than the previous one. At the same time, graphics processing has been significantly improved, in particular the processing of three-dimensional applications. According to Schiller, even under maximum loads the device will not warm up.
The company promises that the new phone will last up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi networks, and you can watch videos for up to 14 hours on the iPhone 6 Plus. In talk time smartphone iPhone 6 Plus will last 24 hours, and iPhone 6 – 14 hours.
About the plans to release the new iPhone 6 information appeared in the media throughout August. At the end of August Bloomberg reported citing sources that the company plans to release new iPhones with 4.7- and 5.5-inch screens. Production launch of the new models was planned to start in July 2014. The phones were supposed to start assembling at the company’s factories in China.
In addition, the agency reported that Apple is going to release the largest iPad. It will have a 12.9-inch screen, and will be the tablet with the largest display the company has produced. Apple also launched production of updated iPads with 9.7-inch screen. There are plans to release an updated version of the iPad mini.
Amid rumors of new device launches, the company’s stock rose to a record high in mid-August, hitting $100.53 up 1.4 percent at the close of trading. Despite a seven-for-one stock split in June, the result surpassed the September 2012 record of $100.30. As noted by The Financial Times, such a high figure was due to investors’ expectations for the launch of new products by Apple in the coming months, including iWatch and HealthKit devices and payment service.
What are the key differences between iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones, and are they worth investing $200 and $300 respectively? How do they compare to the newer iPhone models in terms of features and performance? Are there any alternatives in the market that offer similar specifications at a more affordable price?
How does the price difference of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones ($200 vs $300) affect us as potential buyers? Are there any significant differences in features or specifications between the two models that justify the price variation?