Left to right: Apple iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, LG G3
Credit: GSMArena
Apple's big event yesterday announced the expected iPhone 6 in 4.7 inch & 5.5 inch variants, plus the smart watch that was less certain, & the payment system that was a late starter in the rumour stakes:
● iPhone 6 with 4.7 inch screen
● iPhone 6 Plus with 5.5 inch screen
● 16GB, 64GB & 128GB internal storage options
● prices in Australia, for outright purchase, range from $869 for a 16GB iPhone 6, to a startling $1249 for a 128GB iPhone 6 Plus
● Apple Watch — three versions — Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport & Apple Watch Edition — each available in two sizes, 38mm and 42mm in height, plus 6 different interchangeable band styles — although none of them to be called the iWatch
● Apple Pay — Apple's solution to security problems with credit cards
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With Apple entering the phablet market, GSMArena compares the specs:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/xl-size-apple-iphone-6-plus-vs-samsung-galaxy-note-4-vs-lg-g3/ / Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller thinner iPhone Retina HD display curved bezel A8 chip stainless steel Apple logo iPhone 6 model 1334 x 750 4.7 inch display pixel density 326 pixels per inch ppi iPhone 6 Plus 1920 x 1080 5.5 inch displaypixel density of 401 ppi deeper blacks wider broader viewing angles slimmer backlight thinner previous generation iPhones 6.9 mm depth iPhone 6 Plus 7.1mm Messages app faces contacts power button new gesture Reachability double tap Touch ID button next generation 64-bit A8 chip GPU CPU power efficiency motion co-processor M8 chip cycling walking running estimate distance travelled steps flights of stairs climbed new technology called VoLTE camera 8MP iSight photography True Tone flash 1.5 micron pixels f/2.2 aperture phase detection autofocus sensor fast autofocus 1080p 30 60 fps slow motion videos 240 fps frames per second front-facing FaceTime HD camera improved face detection new sensor LTE /
