Apple revealed the new smart phones iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus . They are thinner, more and faster than previous, crammed with modern technology, but also the cost will be expensive. Vestifinance decided to gather the most important information about the "apple" gadgets.
So, the main event in the field of high technology has come to pass: Apple introduced in California Flint Center for the new flagship smartphone - iPhone 6. company heard something from her long wanted, and released a smartphone with a larger screen. At the same time the fans a more compact version of Apple is also not forgotten, presenting just two versions of the iPhone 6 with screens 4.7 and 5.5 inches.
In the USA, the price on the iPhone 6 with two-year contract starting at $ 199 for a model with 16 gigabytes of memory. Model with 128 gigabytes worth $ 399. iPhone 6 Plus costs $ 299. In Russia, they will cost from 32 000 rubles. for younger and from 37 000 rubles. for the older version. Pre-order will be open for 12 September, and the new products will begin shipping on the 19th. Next 8 facts about the new smartphones Apple.
1: New iPhone and most powerful, and most energy efficient in the history of
Power for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus meets processor A8. It is 25% faster than the previous model in conventional applications, and up to 50% faster during the processing of three-dimensional graphics. Inside - 2 million transistors and 64-bit architecture.
At the same time, new phones longer "live" without recharging. Surfing on the internet in Wi-Fi-mode will increase to 12 hours in the older models versus 10 hours for iPhone 5S. Talk on the phone can be enough: iPhone 6 will allow talk over 14 hours, iPhone 6 Plus - 24 hours.IPhone 5s have only 10 hours.
2 For the first time in the history of Retina HD
Both smartphones are equipped with a new generation of RetinaHD-displays, created by technology IPS LCD and covered with ionized glass. Resolution iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus - 1334 x 750 and 1920 x 1080 respectively pixels per inch - 326 ppi and 401 ppi.
Philip Schiller, chief marketing Apple, said that the new iPhone 6 received "incredibly bright" screens that exactly match the color scheme of sRGB. Through the use of LCD basics smartphones have the opportunity to maximize accurate colors that will please photographers and lovers of self, says Schiller.
3 The newest technologies in the field of photography
The new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is still an 8-megapixel camera, but with a new sensor.According to Phil Schiller, the camera varies twice as fast autofocus compared to the previous generation. The camera in the iPhone 6 has a digital stabilization, the iPhone 6 Plus - optical. Shooting video in 1080p can go at 30 or 60 frames per second, and slow-mo - at 120 or 240 frames per second.
4. iPhone 6 will allow the use of the payment system Apple Pay
Apple Pay System will allow to make contactless purchases at convenience stores.Smartphones replace credit cards. The technology is based NFC chip and fingerprint sensor Touch ID, identifying the owner of the fingerprint.
To commit the transaction and pay for the goods or service, it will be enough to bring the smartphone to the terminal PayPass, then pass fingerprint identification. For each transaction generated a special unique code. If the iPhone 6 will be stolen, transactions from the device can be disabled with the application Find My iPhone. Apple Pay will also be compatible with the just announced a smart clock Apple Watch .
5 The market believes the iPhone 6, but does not expect the success of Apple Watch
Today at auction, Apple shares rise 2.46%. Apple shares during the presentation storm.Once the system has been demonstrated Apple Pay, they took off. The upper point was a record after splitting the cost of $ 102.78 (+ 4.5%), but to keep this line failed. Gadget Apple Watch investors have not yet attracted.
The problem, perhaps, in the absence of the possibility to freely use the smart watch without being tied to your phone and make calls. Also, do not give an exact release date of new items and the length of battery life on a single charge. In these two pieces of news, or rather their absence, Apple shares finished trading day at $ 97.99, down 0.38%.
And Apple has not shown an increased version of the iPad for business, which could bet some traders. Market capitalization of the company from Cupertino was fixed at $ 586.7 billion and is the largest in the world.
6. iPhone or Android
It is not necessary to compare the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus technical characteristics with Android-smartphone two years ago or last year's devices. So it did, for example, Ron Amadeo from Ars Technica, which showed that the iPhone 6 is no better than Nexus 4, released in 2012.
Apple has always offered consumers the necessary minimum. Two tasks - that the buyer is satisfied with the speed and other parameters. You can find fault only 8-megapixel camera in the iPhone 6, but in fact it will shoot better than the 16-megapixel modules competitors.Likewise, there is no doubt that the A8 dual-core processor and 1 GB of RAM is more than enough for smooth interface and quick launch of all existing applications (often than not boast Android-flagship).
Similarly, Apple has not just added to the device module NFC, but also launched a payment system, which justifies the presence of technology.
7 New iPhone faster network
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus support LTE internet speeds up to 150 MB / s, compared to 100 MB / s in 5s. Additionally, a 20-frequency LTE-bands. This means that to connect to 4G networks will be available in 200 countries.
Will also support JavaScript VoLTE. It allows you to transfer a call during a voice in the highest possible quality. Noise and distortion, which can be heard during normal signal transmission are eliminated. The largest operators of mobile Internet United States have already implemented support VoLTE in their networks.
8 On the iPhone iOS 6 preinstalled 8 release for everyone else - 17 September
Operating system iOS 8 was introduced in June. At the World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). Its official launch on September 17 - just at the moment when an updated line of smartphones will reach the shops. Among the major innovations to continue to work in the same application on different devices, improved keyboard for touch-screen technology, which predicts the word QuickType, launch cloud service iCloud Drive - storage, which facilitates the exchange and synchronization of files between devices.