On Tuesday at a press conference at the Exhibition Grounds Apple Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, head of international marketing Phil Schiller introduced a new generation of smart phones iPhone - iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The units are available in three colors - silver, gray and gold.
Appearance, as well as the names of smartphones, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is not a revelation to most readers MacDigger. Device fully comply with the numerous "spy" photos that flowed internet before the official release. New items have larger than the iPhone 5s display and a completely new design. Made from a single piece of metal iPhone case 6 and 6 Plus is characterized by the rounded contours of the body, characteristic for the original iPhone model release 2007.
Apparatus inherited traits and iPod touch 5G: oblong volume buttons on the side panel on the bottom edge - a characteristic grille. The rear panel of the top and bottom of the plastic insert is glass for better reception of wireless signals.
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus get a screen with a diagonal of 4.7 and 5.5 inches respectively. Display resolution iPhone 6 Plus was 1920 x 1080 pixels, Apple calls it a Retina HD. Younger version of the iPhone 6 has a resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels, this corresponds to the density of 326 ppi. The thickness of the new products 6.9 and 7.1 mm for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, respectively.
New iPhone equipped with a 64-bit processor of the second generation Apple A8, which is 25% more productive than its predecessor in the calculations and 50% in the graph. To cope with the heat will help the new 20 nm process. Previous-generation iPhone was equipped with 64-bit chips Apple A7, made in compliance with the 28-nm process technology.
Battery life iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in 3G mode is 14 hours and 24 hours respectively.Gadgets allow you to view the video for 11 and 14 hours and listen to the audio of up to 50 and 80 hours.
The new generation of Apple's smartphone has got Qualcomm modem for compatibility with networks fourth generation LTE, support the standard Advanced Category 4. It will provide increased data rates up to 150 Mbit / s. In addition, the "Six" working with communication standard Wi-Fi 802.11ac, theoretically doubling the performance of conventional configurations, and technology support VoLTE.
Besides the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus adds support for Wi-Fi Calling. Integrating Wi-Fi Calling has become one of the most significant features of the "eight" - feature allows you to make and receive voice calls and send SMS if you have access to Wi-Fi.
Apple abandoned the idea of installing a smart camera with 13-megapixel sensor, determined to improve the existing 8-megapixel photo module. Devices are placed in iSight camera of the new generation. iPhone 6 retained digital stabilization, and the iPhone 6 Plus features optical image stabilization technology. Slo-mo mode when shooting video is running at 120 or 240 fps.
On the markets of the USA, Canada, UK, Japan and Germany, the device will go on 19 September. Pre-orders will open on 12 September. In December, the novelty will be available in 115 countries around the world. Price of the iPhone 6 with 16 GB of memory will be $ 199., 64 GB model will cost $ 299. Smartphone with the largest volume - 128 GB - will cost $ 399.iPhone 6 Plus is $ 100 more expensive.