The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are iOS smartphones developed by Apple Inc. The devices are part of the iPhone series, and were released on September 19, 2014. The iPhone 6 series jointly serves as a successor to the iPhone 5S.
The iPhone 6 series includes a number of major changes over its
predecessor, including a streamlined design, models with larger 4.7-inch
and 5.5-inch displays, a faster processor, upgraded cameras, improved LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity, and support for a near-field communications-based mobile payments offering.[6][7]
Pre-orders of the iPhone 6 series exceeded 4 million within its first 24 hours of availability—an Apple record.[8] More than 10 million iPhone 6 series devices were sold in the first three days, another Apple record.[9]
The design of the iPhone 6 line is influenced by that of the iPad Air,
with a glass front that is curved around the edges of the display, and
an aluminium rear that contains two plastic strips for the antenna.[18]
Both models come in gold, silver, and "space gray" finishes. The iPhone
6 has a thickness of 6.9 millimetres (0.69 cm), while the iPhone 6 Plus
is 7.1 millimetres (0.71 cm) in thickness; both are thinner than the
iPhone 5S, with the iPhone 6 being Apple's thinnest phone to date. The
most significant changes to the iPhone 6 line are its displays; both
branded as "Retina HD Display" and "ion-strengthened", the iPhone 6 display is 4.7 inches in size with a 16:9 resolution of 1334x750 (326 PPI, minus one row of pixels), while the iPhone 6 Plus includes a 5.5-inch 1080p
display (401 PPI). To accommodate the larger physical size of the
iPhone 6 line, the power button was moved to the side of the phone
instead of the top to improve its accessibility.[7][6]
The iPhone 6 features a non-removable 1810 mAh battery, while the
iPhone 6 Plus features a non-removable 2915 mAh battery. Unlike the
previous model, the rear-facing camera is not flush with the rear of the
device, and has a slight "bulge" around the lens.[19]
Both models include an Apple A8 system-on-chip, and an M8 motion co-processor—an update of the M7 chip from the iPhone 5S. The main difference between the M8 and the original M7 coprocessor is that it also collects data from the barometer to measure altitude changes. Phil Schiller touted that the A8 chip would provide, in comparison to the 5S, a 25% increase in CPU performance, a 50% increase in graphics performance, and less heat output. Early hands-on reports suggested that the A8's GPU performance might indeed break away from previous generations doubling of performance at each yearly release, scoring 21204.26 in Basemark X compared to 20253.80, 10973.36 and 5034.75 on respectively the 5S, 5 and 4S
Pre-orders of the iPhone 6 series exceeded 4 million within its first 24 hours of availability—an Apple record.[8] More than 10 million iPhone 6 series devices were sold in the first three days, another Apple record.[9]
Hardware
iPhone 6 unboxed
Both models include an Apple A8 system-on-chip, and an M8 motion co-processor—an update of the M7 chip from the iPhone 5S. The main difference between the M8 and the original M7 coprocessor is that it also collects data from the barometer to measure altitude changes. Phil Schiller touted that the A8 chip would provide, in comparison to the 5S, a 25% increase in CPU performance, a 50% increase in graphics performance, and less heat output. Early hands-on reports suggested that the A8's GPU performance might indeed break away from previous generations doubling of performance at each yearly release, scoring 21204.26 in Basemark X compared to 20253.80, 10973.36 and 5034.75 on respectively the 5S, 5 and 4S
