iPhone 6 Plus is another Plus device brought by Apple that has surely added a new turn in appearance of the whole iPhone series . It features the screen size that has never been offered by Apple so far and a design that smartly caters to high-end market. As the market now stays only with big screens and metal designs, the iPhone 6 might seemingly fulfill major expectation. Its original iPhone 6 comes with 4.7 inches display but the Plus offers a bold 5.5 inches 1,920×1,080 IPS (401ppi) display unlike any of its competitors. The iPhone 6 is remarkably larger, amazingly thinner and offer enough battery life as compared to previous iPhones.
Both iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are identical in terms of specs and features. Both pack an A8 64-bit processors with 1GB of RAM and M8 motion coprocessors on board. It has an 8MP rear camera but the shooter on the iPhone 6 Plus benefits from OIS (optical image stabilization) while the iPhone 6 derives it stability from EIS (electronic image stabilization).
It is expensive as compared to its competitors e.g. LG G3, OnePlus One, Nokia Lumia 1520 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Here is full spec sheet of the handset:
NETWORK Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2014, September
- Status Available. Released 2014, September
- BODY
- Dimensions 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
- Weight 172g
- SIM Nano-SIM
Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
DISPLAY LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size 5.5 inches (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
- Multitouch Yes
- Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Display Zoom
PLATFORM
- OS iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 8.2
- Chipset Apple A8
- CPU Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
- GPU PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
MEMORY
- Card slot No
- Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
CAMERA
- Primary 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED
- Features 1/3” sensor size, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous HD video
1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, check quality
- Secondary 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi
SOUND
- Loudspeaker Yes
- 3.5mm jack Yes
- COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
- Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- NFC Yes (Apple Pay only)
- Radio No
- USB v2.0, reversible connector
FEATURES
- Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- Messaging iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
- Browser HTML5 (Safari)
- BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 2915 mAh battery (6.9 Wh)
- Stand-by Up to 250 h (3G)
- Talk time Up to 14 h (3G)
- Music play Up to 50 h
MISC
- Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold
The iPhone 6 Plus has same disappointments as that of iPhone 6 i.e. Non-removable battery and no card slot. The other two shortcomings are not easily pocketable and relatively expensive as compared to competition. But as the display offers many things, customers have turned their eyes and ears from the more useful but less glittery things.
The locked 16GB iPhone 6 Plus cost around $749. The 64GB version costs $849 while the 128GB is available at $949.