Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Apple Iphone 6 Review
Apple Iphone 6
Apple Iphone 6
For years, Android phones have shipped with displays in expansive, 5-inch-ish sizes, but Apple had insisted on the necessity of a small screen for one-handed operation. The iPhone 5S, while powerful, hit a wall in viewing room: its 4-inch screen was among the smallest on the market, and, frankly, I found it limiting.Even with a slightly larger screen, the iPhone remains comfortable to hold. With fast performance, a great display, an elegant new design and a much-needed software update, its one of the best smartphones you can buy right now.Apples unique position lets it control and tightly integrate the hardware and software experiences of its products. We see all of this and more in this years new iPhones.Lets get to our review.
Our Review
Adhering to Apples usual tick-tock cadence, the iPhone 6 flaunts an all-new design. It is a svelte slab of metal and glass. Measuring 6.9mm, it is significantly thinner than the iPhone 5S and is the thinnest iPhone to date. Apple has ditched the straight lines and geometric form of the iPhone, which has been there since the iPhone 4, and has adopted a new design with curved sides which offers sublime in-hand feel. Compared to the iPhone 5S, the difference is big and it is for the better.The new phone is heavier than the iPhone 5S at 126 grams, but one can be easily fooled into thinking that it is lighter than its predecessor. The weight has been balanced brilliantly. Compared to its size, the phone feels incredibly light.f you’ve never heard of Retina before it’s a term trademarked by Apple. It refers to the resolution of the screen — thats the pixels per inch (ppi) a display has and the viewing distance you would typically use it from. It means that even if you have perfect vision you won’t be able to spot pixels in normal use. For the 4.7-inch display on the iPhone 6 that’s 326ppi, the same as every iPhone from the iPhone 4 onwards barring the iPhone 6 Plus, which packs 401ppi.The iPhone 6 uses Apples new A8 processor, designed in-house but based on the industry-standard ARM architecture. Theres a separate co-processor called the M8 for sensor input, which helps save battery life by allowing the A8 to go to sleep while physical activity is constantly detected and processed in the background.The screen is of course larger than those on the iPhone 5 generation models but still a lot smaller than the one on the iPhone 6 Plus. The resolution isnt a huge bump up from that of the iPhone 5 series, and the pixel density is exactly the same. We liked the crisp, bright display on the 6 Plus, and while the one on the iPhone 6 is just as good in terms of quality, it doesnt feel very exciting. Competitors have long surpassed Apple in terms of resolution, and the difference between some of the current Android flagships and the iPhone 6 is definitely noticeable, if ultimately unimportant.There’s one feature that stands out, though, the one that most strongly makes the iPhone 6’s case as the best smartphone on the planet: the camera.The iPhone 6 takes panorama photos in higher resolution now, and in general takes better pictures than any smartphone I’ve ever used. But shooting video is where this iPhone feels most improved. You can shoot 1080p video at 60 frames per second, which is cool, but I spent way more time shooting at 240 frames per second. Slow-motion video is awesome (and available on a handful of Android phones too), and at 240 fps even the most mundane activity becomes awesomely cinematic. Everything looks cool slowed down that much. Everything.This phone is a absolute buy for an Apple fan and people who got lots of bucks.
Specifications
NETWORK-Technology-GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
LAUNCH-Announced-2014, September
Status-Available. Released 2014, September
BODY-Dimensions-138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight-129 g (4.55 oz)
SIM-Nano-SIM
- Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
DISPLAY-Type-LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size-4.7 inches (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution-750 x 1334 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch-Yes
Protection-Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- Display Zoom
PLATFORM-OS-iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 8.1.2
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 (dual tone) flash, check quality
Features-1/3 sensor size, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video-1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, check quality
Secondary-1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
SOUND-Alert types-Vibration, proprietary ringtones
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)
Java-No
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- iCloud Keychain
- TV-out
- Maps
- Audio/video player/editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
BATTERY -Non-removable Li-Po 1810 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
