Apple iPhone 6 Announced

Posted by emerson_shei

Apple iPhone 6 Key Features:

- 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 ( HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps)

- 3G Network: CDMA 2000 1xEV-DO (Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps)

- 4G Network - LTE 700 / 750 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600 (LTE 100 Mbps DL)

- Nano Sim

- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual Band, Wi - Fi Plus Cellular, Bluetooth v4.2 with A2DP, USB v2.0

- GPS With A-GPS And GLONASS

- Dimensions: 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm

- Weight: 129 Grams.

- Display 4.7" LED - BACKLIT IPS HD RETINA DISPLAY (~326 Ppi Pixel Density) With Corning Gorilla Glass 3 And Oleophobic Coating

- Touch ID (Fingerprint Sensor)

- 16 / 64 / 128 GigaBytes Memory Internal (Not Expansive Memory)

- 1 GigaByte Ram (987 GigaBytes After The System Boot)

- CPU TSMC Apple A8 Cyclone 64-BIT Dual Core ARMv8 1.4Ghz With M8 Motion Coprocessor (SemiConductor Technology 20 nm HKMG)

- GPU PowerVR GX6450 (Quad - Core Graphics @650 MHz With ASTC Support)

- IOS 8

- iMaps

- iCloud

- iBooks PDF Reader

- 8 MP AF Camera With Double Flash Led True Tone

- CamCorder FullHD 1080p @60 FPS And HD 720p @240/@120 FPS

- 1.2 MP Front Chat Camera With Face Detection (720p Video Capture And VideoCalling Over Wi-Fi And 3G/4G)

- Active Noise Cancellation With Dedicated Dual Mics

- Apple Pay

- Siri Natural Language Commands And Dictation

- Headphones Apple EarPods With Remote And Mic

- Standard Battery Li-Po 1810mAh (Non-Removable)

- Available Silver, Gold And Space Gray Colors

Technichal Specifications Digital Camera iPhone 6:

* Lens: Largan Precision Optics (29mm in 35mm equiv.)
* Construction Lens: 5 Elements Plastic / Hybrid IR Filter / Sapphire Crystal Protecting
* F-Number: f/2.2
* Focal Length: 4.15 mm
* Focus Range: 6 Cm - Infinity
* Iso Sensitivity: 32 - 2000
* Shutter Speed: Min - (1/15s) / Max - (1/40000s)
* Features Digital Camera: Phase Detection Autofocus - Touch Focus - Face Detection - Exposure Control - Panorama - HDR - AE/AF Lock
* Image Stabilization: Yes (Auto Digital Image Stabilization)
* Flash: Double Led
* Reach In Shooting Of Flash: Up To 3 Meters
* AF Light: Yes (Double Led)
* Sensor: CMOS BSI SONY EXMOR RS ISX014
* Format: 1/3"
* Surface: (4.80 x 3.60mm)
* Pixel Size: 1.5 Microns
* Maximum Effective Pixels Resolution: 3264 x 2448 For 4:3
* Other Features: Photo Filters - Timer Mode - Burst Mode And Photo Geotagging

Technichal Specifications Digital Camcorder iPhone 6:

* Max Resolution Digital Camcorder: FULLHD 1080p (1920 x 1080)
* Quantity Frames Per Second During Recording Of Video: 60 FPS
* Recording Codec Used To Do Video: MP4
* Video Bit Rate: 26.5 Mbps
* Recording Audio Codec Used To Do Video: AAC Mono
* Audio Bit Rate: 64 Kbps
* Audio Sampling Rate: 44.1 KHz
* Iso Sensitivity: 32 - 1600
* Light Assist For The Record Video: Yes (Double Led)
* Features Digital Camcorder: Digital Video Stabilization - Continuous Autofocus - AE/AF Lock And Take Still Photo While Recording

Technichal Specifications Front Digital Camera iPhone 6:

* Optical Assembly: Largan Precision Optics (31mm in 35mm equiv.)
* Construction Lens: 5 Elements Plastic
* F-Number: f/2.2
* Focal Length: 2.65mm
* Iso Sensitivity: 32 - 2000
* Shutter Speed: Min - (1/15s) / Max - (1/76923s)
* Sensor: CMOS BSI
* Format: 1/6"
* Surface: (2.40 mm x 1.80 mm)
* Maximum Effective Pixels Resolution: 1280 x 960 For (16:9)

Technichal Specifications Front Digital Camcorder iPhone 6:

* Resolutions Digital Camcorder: HD 720p (1280 x 720)
* Quantity Frames Per Second During Recording Of Video: 30 FPS
* Recording Codec Used To Do Video: MP4
* Video Bit Rate: 11.2 Mbps
* Recording Audio Codec Used To Do Video: AAC Mono
* Audio Bit Rate: 64 Kbps
* Audio Sampling Rate: 44.1 KHz
* Iso Sensitivity: 32 - 2000

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[ This Message was edited by: emerson_shei on 2015-10-12 05:00 ]

Posted by emerson_shei
Apple Live Event

http://www.apple.com/live/2014-sept-event/

Posted by Bonovox
Oh dear they took all this time to come up with something with a larger screen and not much else. What a major let down & 1 gig ram??

[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2014-09-09 17:49 ]

Posted by goldenface
Very light though. Let's hope there are no design glitches, like scuff gate or rubber band gate. From what I can see, it's an evolution rather than revolution.

Posted by cu015170
if you are on windows, paste this link into VLC

http://p.events-delivery.appl[....]fvpijbadfv09/m3u8/atv_mvp.m3u8

under media > open network stream

Posted by XperiaJunkie
I really don't think the screen resolution will be that high(416ppi) I think they'll stay with 326ppi which is a resolution of 1335 x 750 I think. I also think anything higher won't help that weedy 1810mAh battery even if the CPU is more energy efficient.

[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-09-09 18:02 ]

Posted by cu015170
anything over 300ppi is more then enough for us humans

Posted by McKinley
Wait a minute!! No 4K video recording?

Posted by Bonovox
I can't get that stream to work

Posted by cu015170
boooo

Posted by itsjustJOH
Still 8 MP, 1.5 microns, and not sure if with phase detection. Can someone do the math and give us the sensor size?

Edit: Oh wait it's the same size right?

[ This Message was edited by: itsjustJOH on 2014-09-09 18:35 ]

Posted by cu015170
^ its small.. 1.5um @ 8Mpix..

1/3.2" or slightly bigger

Posted by Bonovox

Apple have lost it since they lost Steve Jobs seems underwhelming

Posted by itsjustJOH
Oh well, good night y'all.

Posted by miromiromi
it has OIS?

and with even slower slowmo

[ This Message was edited by: miromiromi on 2014-09-09 18:44 ]

Posted by cu015170
only the big one has OIS

you can order on the 12th and they will ship on the 19th.. impressive work

Posted by Bonovox
The phablet version is better

Posted by XperiaJunkie
Not really that impressed, Apple seem to be dividing customers now with "get the bigger one it's better" and I think that size from 4" to 5.5" will be to much of a jump for most iPhone users.

I personally think that the Z3 Compact and the Galaxy Alpha are the better products out of the 3 so called "Super Mini" smartphones even though the iPhone 6 isn't that mini to be honest, it almost the same size as the HTC One M7.

in fact its slightly taller.

iPhone 6 - 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
HTC One M7 - 137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm

[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-09-09 19:00 ]

Posted by Tsepz_GP
Guess I'm still getting the Note 4 then.

All Apple have done is add things that have long been around and prove that 3.5inch was too small.

Posted by cu015170

On 2014-09-09 19:52:48, XperiaJunkie wrote:
Not really that impressed, Apple seem to be dividing customers now with "get the bigger one it's better" and I think that size from 4" to 5.5" will be to much of a jump for most iPhone users.

I personally think that the Z3 Compact and the Galaxy Alpha are the better products out of the 3 so called "Super Mini" smartphones even though the iPhone 6 isn't that mini to be honest, it almost the same size as the HTC One M7.

[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-09-09 18:58 ]

They are better in certain hardware aspects.. especially the camera department, but the don't forget that the iPhone's biggest strength is the operating system and everything that comes with it.

There is also some cool innovations around the chipset.. that thing can track a lot without using the GPS.. way more power efficient.

All in all is a good upgrade for iPhone 4 users, which is the main target audience.

Posted by rikken
Nice midranger

Posted by daviep
last years specs but there will still be people queuing around the block at apple stores come release day.

Posted by Bonovox
I find Apple icons boring

Posted by XperiaJunkie
Was there any confirmation on battery capacity? There was some bold claims regarding video playback, web browsing and so on.

Posted by miromiromi

On 2014-09-09 20:03:08, rikken wrote:
Nice midranger

expensive nice midranger

Posted by cu015170

Posted by cu015170
199 for 16GB ... what a scam. The 64gb for $300 is the best deal

Posted by XperiaJunkie
The amount of money all manufacturers charge to increase the memory capacity is a joke I mean an extra $100 to increase the memory by an extra 48GB is laughable. I paid £32 including postage for my 64GB micro SD card and I'm very close to filling that up So I may have to get a 128GB card for the bargain price of £69.98

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw[....]10290088&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1

[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-09-09 20:18 ]

Posted by goldenface
Comparison with the Z3.

http://www.itproportal.com/20[....]ny-xperia-z3-specs-comparison/

Posted by cu015170

On 2014-09-09 21:17:47, XperiaJunkie wrote:
The amount of money all manufacturers charge to increase the memory capacity is a joke I mean an extra $100 to increase the memory by an extra 48GB is laughable. I paid £32 including postage for my 64GB micro SD card and I'm very close to filling that up So I may have to get a 128GB card for the bargain price of £69.98

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw[....]10290088&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1

[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-09-09 20:18 ]

oh.. its such a rip-off .. apple started it all by the way..

Posted by aussieland1
Nice phone but I am surprised it doesn't have OIS- almost like Apple wants to push people towards the 5.5 one. I don't mind because I prefer phablets anyway but I believe more people prefer smaller phones. Another surprise is different screen resolutions- what it is up with that?

Anyway apple store is now showing the prices for iPhone 6 and 6 plus- £539 for 16 gb , £619 for 64 (excellent price) and £699 for 128 gb. I reckon this one will sell really well ( I will probably still buy the 5.5 version

)

Posted by cu015170
ya, the 64gb is the best deal.

Comp against the alpha and the z3 compact

http://blog.gsmarena.com/appl[....]pha-vs-sony-xperia-z3-compact/

I will take the iPhone just because of the software, but the other two have much better cameras, and are better packaged..

Posted by emerson_shei
Promo Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p1WkKQ76_U

Posted by etaab
Its ultimately dull isn't it ?

I think the best iPhone at the moment is the 5c, at least with colours like that it doesn't take itself too seriously.

Very little upgrade apart from chipsets. And they're still using the iSight moniker.. so basically its got an 8mp camera. Nothing more, nor less. Still the same Apple bullsh** year in, year out.

Posted by cu015170
^ yes, its mostly software enhancement around the camera, the hardware is probably the same.. even the optics. That 30mm focal length is awful for landscape photography.

It doesn't matter.. they will still sell millions

Posted by zooz
Yeah, the camera is a massive disappointment. I was hoping for the rumoured 1/2.3" 13MP Sony sensor... Maybe they'll stick it in the 6S.

All they said is that it's a new sensor. I think they just added phase detection AF.

Also the space grey version looks ugly, should be black at the back.

Posted by cu015170
^The new focus system sounds really promising tho.. can't wait to test it out. I agree with you on the sensor.. I was expecting the same.

The 6s and the 7 are probably going to start taking imaging a bit more seriously, this is still "by the way" kind of thing.. there is a reason why they hired one of the best imaging engineers from Nokia a while back. The 6 was already in development when he got there, so there is no way he would have any significant input.

I wonder if they can make this any thinner..

I do like the design.. the curved glass reminds me of the N9

Posted by Bonovox
Phase detection?? Hmmm, copying Samsung's AF system now

Friend of mine has moved away from iPhones because every model he has had since the very first one still seem to have too many dropped calls and reception problems. It seems Apple can still not get the basics right.

Posted by chunkybeats
I have one burning question to Apple fanboys, when Sony, Samsung and others released phones a wee while ago with NFC you laughed at the security risks it entails. Oh and all of sudden your latest phone uses the same tech, so my question is how do you feel now with your so called vulnerable device now? Dont give me the touch ID excuse, Samsung already offer that but to be honest it makes ifans look stupid when they comment on tech thats not in their idevices and claim it to be a negative, but when your loyal company embrace eventually you go silent......

@etabb I always laugh at the iSight moniker. Using a Sony lens and rebranding it with ipoo. Apple are simply a very good marketing company nothing more now. Dont get me started on the iWatch lol

[ This Message was edited by: chunkybeats on 2014-09-10 02:15 ]

Posted by difenbaker
mmm... I think I'll skip this and wait a year for the 7.
this is so last year... I aint paying for yesterday's news.

cheers!

[ This Message was edited by: difenbaker on 2014-09-30 03:33 ]

Posted by emerson_shei
Cu015170... The resolution of the camera can even be the same, but according to Phonearena.com sensor increased and now its size is 1/2.6", so the results will be the same and even in some cases superior to those presented by the LG G3 and SAMSUNG GALAXY S5.

[ This Message was edited by: emerson_shei on 2014-09-10 02:39 ]

Posted by difenbaker

On 2014-09-10 03:13:46, chunkybeats wrote:
I have one burning question to Apple fanboys, when Sony, Samsung and others released phones a wee while ago with NFC you laughed at the security risks it entails. Oh and all of sudden your latest phone uses the same tech, so my question is how do you feel now with your so called vulnerable device now? Dont give me the touch ID excuse, Samsung already offer that but to be honest it makes ifans look stupid when they comment on tech thats not in their idevices and claim it to be a negative, but when your loyal company embrace eventually you go silent......

that actually reminds me a lot about the 'screen size argument.' Most apple fans used to say that they didn't like bigger screens because it would be difficult to use 'one-handed' and that the current size of the 5 is ideal. They blasted the S3/4/5 with that argument. Now that Apple has announced a big and bigger versions of the 5... where is that 'one-handed operation' argument now? Or would they really choose to not buy this new iphone? I doubt that would happen.

cheers!

Posted by difenbaker
Some predictions about the new iphone's battery life... "estimated".

http://www.forbes.com/sites/m[....]-the-iphone-6-a-lousy-battery/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/fu[....]rks_are_always_misleading.html

cheers!

Posted by cu015170
^

as good as the 5s

The first big push for secure NFC came from Nokia a long time ago, in fact they pretty much made it into a standard by creating the NFC forum in 2004. You can read more about it here:

http://conversations.nokia.co[....]4/11/nokias-nfc-phone-history/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_field_communication

In 2012 there was a big push .. even my 808 has secure NFC on board.

so, once again, they were way ahead of the curve, but it doesn't mean anything since they didn't know how to implement properly in the market place.

Time and time again Apple have shown that they know how to take an exciting technology/standard, which they didn't develop, and turn it into something successful, which then leads to all the "fanboys" you speak of thinking that Apple invented everything. I am really surprised that they didn't say that the iPhone 6 + is the first smartphone to feature OIS today...

See, it doesn't matter... its a great product and they will sell more iPhone 6 units than the total number of xperia phones out there...

On 2014-09-10 03:37:46, emerson_shei wrote:
Cu015170... The resolution of the camera can even be the same, but according to Phonearena.com sensor increased and now its size is 1/2.6", so the results will be the same and even in some cases superior to those presented by the LG G3 and SAMSUNG GALAXY S5.

[ This Message was edited by: emerson_shei on 2014-09-10 02:39 ]

If that's the case the pixels shouldn't be 1.5 microns. The 5s has the same pixel size from a 1/3.0" sensor. But I could be wrong..

[ This Message was edited by: cu015170 on 2014-09-10 04:59 ]

Posted by randomuser
Sooooooooooooo disappointed with the camera

I'll just have to get the Xperia Z3 now.

Posted by cu015170
I really like how on their website the megapixel count is an afterthought .. the pixel size is front and center

http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/

http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/cameras/

bravo Apple.. keep it up

Posted by zooz

[ This Message was edited by: emerson_shei on 2014-09-10 02:39 ]

The sensor size is 1/3". Same as the 5S. Phonearena just got it wrong (not surprising).

I think image quality will be slightly lagging or on par compared to the top competitors. Most flagship cameras do really well in bright light, I guess the real test is low light.

And @cu015170 they've had 8mp cameras for 4 years now. Apple are probably too ashamed to advertise it!

Posted by cu015170
^ lol ..ya.. maybe that's why

There will be a more camera centric iPhone, its just a matter of time. I was really hoping to replace my 808 with this, and I still might, but its looking less likely. Now I have to wait and see if Microsoft are going to release the next phase of the pureview program, or if they will just scrap the whole thing just to make their other OEMs happy because they can't compete.

Posted by cu015170

Posted by Bonovox
Yesterdays news has gone stale already. I thought Apple would surprise us all but it's all rather bland and underwhelming really. The best news on Apple yesterday was the free new U2 album. And as a big fan since my teenage years I was let down by that afterwards too,the album is as crap as Apple's iPhone6