iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: AN OVERVIEW

The spot light for our first technology blog is on the new iPhone products. The Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are official and are the biggest smartphones the company has done to date. Apple fans will either love or hate the growth of their favorite smartphone iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are  thinner than its predecessor.
 iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C."iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are the biggest advancements in iPhone history,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “The iPhone is the most loved smartphone in the world with the highest customer satisfaction in the industry and we are making it much better in every way. Only Apple can combine the best hardware, software and services at this unprecedented level and we think customers are going to love it.”


 For the first time, Apple is simultaneously releasing multiple screen sizes – the iPhone will be available in a 4.7” and a 5.5” version. These phones will be technologically similar, varying only in screen resolution and slight camera model differences. They will sport a more powerful A8 64bit processor, larger Retina HD screen, and NFC technology for using the brand new Apple Pay service.

Hardware

The core of every iPhone revision is the advancements Apple makes as they continue to push the bounds of mobile technology. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus announcement definitely lived up to the expectations.

Apple announced a new generation of Retina displays that they are branding as “Retina HD”. The 4.7“ iPhone 6 model will feature a 1334x750 screen resolution and have 38% more pixels than its iPhone 5s predecessor. The larger iPhone 6 Plus model will feature a 5.5” screen with an impressive 1920x1080 resolution – nearly three times the pixels in the iPhone 6 Plus versus the previous generation. In addition to the higher resolution, the new screen technology features a much higher contrast for replicating darker black colors.

Software

Both iPhones will ship with iOS 8, Apple’s next generation mobile operating system. As seen during the keynote – the iPhone 6 Plus had small additions to its larger UI that was not visible in the smaller iPhone 6 model. For example, the new Messages displays the image of the contact in the conversations list. Apple has been preparing developers with tools released at this year's WWDC event for building adaptive user interfaces: tools like Auto Layout and new Size Classes in iOS 8 will help developers build unique experiences for every screen and orientation available in the iOS ecosystem.

Late Thursday, Apple issued the iOS 8.0.2 update, which follows quickly on the heels of the flawed-and-quickly-pulled 8.0.1 update that disabled Touch ID and cellular capabilities on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. This latest update not only addresses these issues but reinstates the improvements and fixes initially found in iOS 8.0.1.

Storage

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will come with three storage sizes: 16GB, 64GB, 128GB options. They will be available in three colors as well: Gold, Silver, or Space Gray.

source: pulse