The all new Iphone 6. Is it really new?
(Edited and contributed by Neeraj Bhanot - Editor DERIK TIMES)
There are some questions that confront Apple users time and time again when a new iPhone is released: should I buy it?
The
simplest way to answer these queries is to point to the biggest single
difference between the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus and all previous iPhones:
it’s the screen.
Yes, if the 4-Inch display on your iPhone 5 feels small then
it’s definitely worth considering the new iPhones.
As more and more of our lives are conducted not just on our
computers but on our mobile devices, having a bigger screen is just becoming
more useful – not only for tapping out emails but for watching movies or just
browsing the web.
Display. The
screen on the iPhone 6 measures 4.7-inches diagonally and that of the iPhone 6
Plus is a healthy 5.5-inches across. These aren’t the biggest displays on the
market (in fact, 4.7-inches is distinctly average now) but Apple wants to take
advantage of them, offering new orientations for apps (i.e. use your email in
landscape) and a couple of new features (such as ‘reachability’ – tap the home
screen button to shift the top half of the screen into thumb’s reach).
Storage. The
new models also come with the expected upgrades – including a new 128GB storage
option, a faster processor (even better for graphic intensive games) and the
addition of a barometer that measures elevation.
Camera. The
cameras on both devices have also had a healthy bump – not spectacularly so,
but noticeable, and certainly desirable if you snap pictures on your iPhone.
Processor
& Graphics. And all this new hardware isn't just faster, Apple says it's
more energy efficient too, meaning that the iPhone 6 has 14 hours of talk time
while the iPhone 6 Plus can last for 24 hours on a call (remember, bigger =
bigger battery too). Both are significantly better than the iPhone 5s, which
gets 10 hours on the line before running out of battery.
But why shouldn’t you upgrade? Well,
for one, most of the features that will be exciting on the new iPhones are
actually just part of iOS 8 – the latest update to Apple’s mobile operating
system – and this will be coming as free upgrade to all iPhones from the 4s
onwards from September 17.
Price. Additionally,
most prosaically, and most obviously: new iPhones isn’t cheap. Unless your
mobile network is offering a deal of some sort you’ll be shelling out a minimum
of Rs 60,000(approx.) for the iPhone 6 and Rs 73,000(approx.) with the iPhone 6
Plus. That’s with 16GB of storage, with these prices rising to Rs. 1,20,000(approx.) and Rs 1,50,000(approx.) for the 128GB configuration. That’s certainly
not walking around money.
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