APPLE iPHONE 6 REVIEW

iPHONE 6 FULL REVIEW.. :-

INTRODUCTION  :

Nowadays The biggest  news on internet is about iphone 6... 
   Two years ago, Apple’s venerable iPhone received one of the
biggest design changes in its history. Previous to the
unveiling of the iPhone 5 , all other iPhones before it
featured 3.5-inch screens – a large screen size for a phone
back in 2007, but hardly the stuff that contended with the
more spacious screen sizes of other modern, top-tiered
smartphones. Still, for the many fans of the iPhone, they
were ecstatic to see the increase.During Steve Jobs’ reign,
he rebuffed the idea of putting an even larger sized screen
in the iPhone. As the phablet segment gained popularity in
recent years, however, many owners of the iPhone urged
the company to produce one with a BIG screen, but it never
came to fruition. Well folks, the company that redefined
the modern smartphone is making right with its latest
model, the iPhone 6 – one that bears a new design and
larger, 4.7” screen to combat the onslaught of flagship
phones from the Android side.
Naturally, there’s a lot of buzz riding on this phone.
Outfitted with several new upgrades, the iPhone 6 also
receives an updated experience in the form of iOS 8 as well.
Arguably the biggest launch for Apple to date, can the
iPhone 6 continue Apple’s dominance in the market?
The package contains:
Lightning cable
Wall charger
Apple sticker decals
Get Started Guide
Design
Exhibiting all of the hallmark qualities of an iPhone, like its
premium choice of materials, solid construction, and iconic
looks, this year’s model is quite frankly a larger sized
iPhone.
Sporting a totally new redesign, the iPhone 6 boasts all of
the hallmark qualities of an iPhone to keep up with the
line’s prestige legacy – while still laying claim to its iconic
looks. Naturally, there’s the overall increase in its
footprint, which is what’s most profound with its design.
Indeed, it’s more spaced out, but it’s still relatively easier
to grasp than most of today’s flagships. On top of that,
Apple is able to shave off even more of its fame to an
impressive thinness of 0.27-inches – besting its
predecessor’s mark of 0.3-inches.
Premium has always been something associated with the
iPhone, so that’s something intact here with the iPhone 6,
since its unibody frame is constructed out of aluminum. And
just like last year, the same color options are presents –
space gray, silver, and gold. From afar, it’s undeniably an
iPhone, but upon closer inspection, there are several new
changes that give it a different look. For starters, it
follows the design language first introduced to us by the
iPad mini – where it’s more rounded on its sides. Due to
this, we find it more comfortable to hold than the
chamfered beveled edge of the iPhone 5s.Apple has been
making a point about “continuity” with its design approach,
where everything seems to follow a seamless pattern, but
we’re a little shocked because of how the camera lens in
rear interrupts the design’s continuity. Let’s be honest
folks. The iPhone 6 is one meticulously crafted, beautiful
looking smartphone that’s a cut above those plastic-bodied
ones, but at the end of the day, even with the switch with
its design language, it looks like an iPhone – a larger one
than before to be exact.
Attributed to its larger size, the power button has moved
away from its traditional location on the upper right corner
of the phone, and is now placed along the right edge – a
fitting change, since it’s easier to access. As for the
volume controls and silence switch, which are still in their
same old spots on the left edge, they might not jut out as
much as before, but they’re still relatively easy to
distinguish and operate. Notably different is the size of the
volume buttons, which are elongated now, in order to
accommodate the iPhone 6’s skinnier frame. Meanwhile,
other familiar items, like the Lightning docking power,
3.5mm headset jack, speaker, earpiece, and microphones
are found in their usual locations.
Underneath the display, we have the phone’s iconic home
button, which has the Touch ID biometric touch sensor
incorporated into it. Still rocking the same responsiveness
and easy unlocking operation as before, it’s still somewhat
mind-boggling to know that it’s the best implementation
around.
Apple’s iPhones have always been known to take spectacular
photos, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone to find that the
iPhone 6 is packing some new gear. Even though its iSight
camera doesn’t increase in count, a decent 8-megapixel
sensor with a two-toned dual-LED flash, Apple introduces a
new technology called “Focus Pixel”, which we’ll expand
more on later in the camera section of the review.
Likewise, they’ve opted to stick the iPhone 6 with the same
1.2-megapixel front-facing camera.

                         Sample photo main cam.

DISPLAY :

The iPhone 6’s 4.7-inch 750 x 1334 Retina Display continues

to deliver high-quality results, like its potent brightness

and superb color accuracy, but we wish for something

higher in resolution.

Playing into its main rivals, Apple has increased the size of

the iPhone’s display to a more contemporary mark of 4.7-

inches. Combined with its resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels, it

delivers a very Retina display pixel density figure of 326 ppi.

Sure, the this doesn’t turn heads as much as the quadHD

resolution of the LG G3 for example, but at the end of the

day, we’re still able to make out fine details with very few

issues. Still, a part of us wished for the iPhone 6 to come to

the party with a resolution of more than 430ppi to match

its rivals.Apple continues again to ensure that the panel is

a high-quality one. Based on IPS LCD technology, which is

protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass 3, the display lives up

to the hallmark qualities of past iPhone displays. First and

foremost, it’s super easy to view outdoors with the sun

presents, thanks in part to its potent brightness output of

606 nits – a modest step up over its predecessor’s 587 nits

mark, but an excellent result nonetheless.

Once again, too, the Retina Display present here is one of

the most accurate when it comes to reproducing colors.

With a color temperature of ~7100 K, there’s a slight

cooler tone to the screen. From the looks of it, the panel in

here closely matches its predecessor when it comes to color

accuracy. Yes, there are very few minor differences, but

for the most part, the display here is pretty darn excellent

at producing accurate colors. In addition, viewing angles

are pretty fantastic too, as it maintains its clarity at even

the widest angles.

Aside from a phone’s design, the other main thing to catch

our attention from an initial glance is the phone’s display.

On one hand, we’re ecstatic to see an increase in size to

make the iPhone 6 competitive, but on the other, we’re a

little disappointed by Apple’s decision to sit behind the pack

with a lower resolution panel. Its saving grace, however, is

the high-quality panel that it uses.





INTERFACE AND FUNCTIONALITY :
iOS 8 might not see a huge overhaul with is visuals, but it
has surely been outfitted with several new notable features
that really balances out its functionality to almost the same
level as Android – though, it’s still simple and easy to
operate at its core.
Besides a few hardware upgrades, last year’s iPhone was
most noteworthy for Apple’s decision to finally update the
iOS experience. Going with a flatter design philosophy, iOS 7
undoubtedly sprinkled a refreshing change of scenery to
the otherwise antiquated visuals and functionality of the
platform. With this year’s offering, though, iOS 8 moves in
a forward direction by throwing in several enhancements to
the experience – making it a more capable and complete
platform in the process.
Well, the one area we don’t see any major design
alterations is in the interface. In fact, you’ll barely notice
some of the minor changes, but they do exist! Getting to
the iOS 8 homescreen, all of the familiarities are still
present, like its grid-like layout, folder organization, and
bottom launcher. With the unveiling of the updated
software, Apple throws in a handful of new background
wallpapers – though, we’re a bit disappointed that they
didn’t include any new dynamic ones.
So the visuals are pretty much unchanged with this latest
iteration of iOS, but it sees yet another degree of updates
to its functionality. Without further ado, let’s jump in and
talk about all of the new stuff with iOS 8!

NOTIFICATION CENTRE :

Notifications came in a big way with the introduction of iOS
7, one that finally aggregated all notifications in one
centralized, easy-to-access location – similar to Android’s
execution to be exact. This time around, pulling down from
the top edge of the screen in iOS 8 takes us to the
redesigned Notification Center, which is now less cluttered
as it contains only two tabs instead of three. By default,
the Today tab is displayed first, presenting us with an at-
a-glance view of our daily agenda, and the other tab lists
our notifications.
Another welcomed change is the added support of third-
party widgets in the Notification Center. Most people
familiar with iOS 7 already know of the widgets from Apple’s
portfolio of apps, such as Stocks, but now the Notification
Center is more crowded than ever before with these third-
party widgets. Sure, we appreciate the quick access to
them, however, the single column view makes everything
seem too cramped to access and use effectively.
On a bright note, we do love how the notifications tab is
now more concise – whereas before, it seemed as though we
were bombarded by a dizzying amount of notifications.
Unfortunately, iOS 8 doesn’t bring forth the much-wanted
option of “clearing all” of our notifications with one
action, so we’re still forced to clear out groups
individually. It’s a laborious process to say the least.
Actionable notifications
Making for an easier interaction, iOS 8 features actionable
notifications – notifications that you can interact with to a
new degree. For example, when a new text message arrives,
you can instantly type a quick response without having to
close your current app or go past the lock screen. And while
they aren't anything groundbreaking, actionable
notifications make iOS 8 much more enjoyable to use. We did
notice that not all messaging apps take advantage of these
notifications yet, but software updates should take care of
the issue.

SPOTLIGHT SEARCH :

Enhancing what it populates beyond the local stuff in the
phone, like our contacts or apps, Spotlight Search has been
improved with iOS 8 to offer recommendations/suggestions
from a bevy of places. We already know how useful it is for
searching local content, but Apple has extended its
searching scope to sniffing out songs/albums on iTunes,
various web sites, and Wikipedia results. We dig the added
functionality, seeing that eliminates our need to launch the
web browser.
Siri
Speaking of queries and searching, Siri has been taught a
few new tricks as well. First and foremost, you can make
her (or him) listen to your input with a simple voice trigger
– "Hey, Siri..." followed by your question or command.
There's a catch, however. The said voice command works
only when the iOS device is plugged into a charger or after
Siri has been already launched.
Yelling "Hey, Siri..." while on a home screen or with the
phone locked wouldn't do anything. That's a limitation we
weren't expecting given the fact that a number of Android
phones already support always-on voice commands.
Nevertheless, it is better to have the "Hey, Siri" trigger
working as described than to not have the feature at all.
Always the one to become smarter and wiser with each
major software upgrade, iOS 8’s introduction yields Shazam
integration as well with Siri. Naturally, it comes in handy
when we’re stumped with some kind of song playing in the
car. Besides that, Siri continues to populate relevant
responses and searches – while also amusing us with some of
her/his witty remarks.


MULTITASKING :

And before we move further, we have to mention the
improved multitasking menu. Double-pressing the home
button in iOS 8 displays not only your recent apps, but also
your recent and frequently accessed contacts – another
simple, yet brilliant addition to the platform. Tapping on a
contact lets you quickly call them or send them a message.
However, when we think about multitasking, the core
element at play here remains unchanged. Specifically, the
whole process is still very much task switching, as opposed
to true multitasking – like how two apps can run
simultaneously on-screen with some of the customized
Android experiences out there. In addition, it continues to
lack a way to quickly “close out” all opened apps in one
action.

HEALTH APP :

Health has become a hot topic of late, evident by the
numerous healthy-fitness apps out there in circulation.
Samsung seemingly popularized the notion of integrating
health into its TouchWiz interface, S Health to be exact,
but Apple’s offering in its own home brewed Health app is a
lot more comprehensive – insanely more to say the least!
Now, in order to fully utilize the Health app, you’ll need to
have additional peripherals for the app to gather its data
from. Unlike other fitness apps, like Fitbit, which gets its
data from using the iPhone’s built-in, various sensors, the
Health app actually requires a peripheral to completely
function properly. Although technically, it is possible to add
the data type and values manually.
The beauty of Health is that it is a centralized hub for all of
the user's health stats, including anything from their
activity, weight, and heart rate, to blood pressure, blood
glucose, and vitamin intake. Thus, it gives a more complete
picture of one's condition. Data collected by Health may be
automatically sent to a doctor in case, let's say, the user
takes a blood pressure reading and the values are outside of
the norm.
These are the possibilities that Health iOS 8 enables. From
here onward, it is be up to the developers and the makers of
health monitoring devices to create innovative products and
services compatible with Health.

MESSAGING :

Superficially, you might not realize it because the
messaging experience is the typical one we’ve seen
countless times with previous iPhones, but iOS 8 has an
unexpected trump card under its sleeve – support for third-
party keyboards! No long must we stick to using Apple’s
generic keyboard, which is still quite versatile, but it’s nice
to have options now. For example, fan favorites like
SwiftKey are available for download – giving us that swiping
movement for inputting text.
Typing on the iPhone 6’s spacious 4.7-inch screen is still
pretty easy on the fingers, since we’re not stretching a
whole lot trying to reach certain sections of the stock
keyboard – one that’s responsive and continues to offer
pretty good auto-correct. If you opt to stick with Apple’s
keyboard, then you ought to know that it’s been enhanced
with the addition of QuickType, which is Apple's word
prediction solution. We must admit that it works well, and it
is nice that it learns from the conversation's context to
provide better word suggestions. For example, it will set
higher suggestion priority to words already used in the
thread, and if it detects an incoming question, it will
suggest suitable responses.
Other new elements thrown into the messaging experience
include new ways to attach photos, videos, and even sounds,
by merely pressing and holding the respective icons in the
messaging app. It’s simple and different from the usual
selection process we’re familiar, so we totally like this new
approach.
Jumping to the Mail app, the visuals remain untouched from
before, but Apple optimizes the way we can quickly deal with
a new message in our inbox. Using the same left/right
swiping gestures in our inbox, we can mark a message as
read/unread by swiping left. Alternatively, we can swipe all
the way right to delete it. However, slightly swiping to the
left on a message presents us with three options – flag,
archive, and more. Going with the latter option, it gives us
another menu to do even more functions.


PROCESSOR AND MEMORY : -


Never the one to disappoint, the specs sheet of the iPhone
6 might not look menacing, but it’s certainly one of the
speediest phones around.
In today’s smartphone market, we have devices powered by
quad-core and octa-core chips, which easily come in at
clocked speeds over the 2GHz mark, but if there’s
something that Apple has taught us, it’s that numerical
figures have no bearing with the iPhone’s performance. And
to that avail, don’t let the iPhone 6’s dual-core 1.4GHz
Apple A8 processor coupled with 1GB of RAM and the
PowerVR GX6650 GPU fool you – oh, and it’s based on 64-bit
architecture yet again.
To tell you the truth, the iPhone has always been a snappy
thing with its performance – and it’s certainly true here
yet again with the iPhone 6. Sure, the simple stuff are all
handled effortlessly with that buttery smooth response,
but it’s also a solid performer when it comes to playing
today’s graphics intensive mobile games. The numbers might
not be fancy on paper in the face of those other processors,
however, it’s a testament in once again telling us phones
don’t need the beefiest specs to operate smoothly or
effectively.
Complementing the A8 chip is the new M8 motion
coprocessor, which helps to alleviate the A8 processing
duties by efficiently gathering data from the iPhone 6’s
various sensors and its new barometer. Think of it as more
of being related to fitness apps, as it can distinguish
various types of motions – like the difference between
taking steps, or cycling on a bike.
Hardly a shocker, the base option of the iPhone 6 comes
with 16GB of storage. In today’s ever increasing
competitive atmosphere, it’s a tally that we feel to be
insufficient, especially when most of today’s flagships
offer a spacious 32GB. Speaking of 32GB, the option for
that has been eliminated, replaced instead with 64GB – while
the third option boasts a gluttonous 128GB of space.
Pricing, of course, remains true to the iPhone’s roots,
where they’re priced respectively on-contract for $200, $
300, and $400.







CAMERA :-


The new 8-megapixel iSight camera continues to take some
spectacular looking photos, but the most noticeable
improvement is with its low-lighting performance. This
time, it’s less noisy and has a higher emphasis on sharpness.
For as long as we can remember, the iPhone has always been
a strong performer when it comes to snapping photos.
Unlike the other handful of flagships announced or released
recently, which keep getting armed with bigger count
cameras, the iPhone 6 matches its predecessor by packing
along an 8-megapixel iSight camera in its rear –
complemented by its five-element f/2.2 aperture lens,
true-tone dual-LED flash, 1080p video recording, and a
neat 240 FPS slow motion capture at 720p.
Naturally, we’re not too concerned that it’s not trying to
win the megapixel race, like how many of its rivals feature
13-megapixel and up sensors. However, what’s strange this
time around, whereas it wasn’t an issue with prior iPhones,
is the slight protrusion of the lens from the rear. It’s not
flush, so the phone is uneven when it’s laid down on its
back. At the same time, since the lens juts out, a small
portion of it does indeed come in contact with the surface.
Generally speaking, most people won’t realize it, but the
iPhone 6’s iSight camera sees a subtle improvement in its
responsiveness. Armed with a new sensor with Apple’s fancy
termed “Focus Pixels” phase detection system, the phone is
able to seamlessly and instantly focus on something faster
than before – so that translates into snapping photos in a
heartbeat, and without the worry of images coming out
blurry.

As for the camera interface itself, it has a familiar
interface with a few new options, among which is the self-
timer. When it is enabled, a delay of 3 or 10 seconds is set
before the camera takes a burst of photos. Speaking of
which, the camera automatically starts shooting in burst
mode when its shutter is held down. Another improvement in
the new Camera app is the added manual control over the
image's focus and exposure. Holding down a finger on an
area of the frame will lock the focus and exposure at that
point. If needed, the exposure can be adjusted with the
help of a slider that appears. The manual controls are
designed in a way that makes them really easy to use even by
non-experienced photographers.
When it comes to video recording, Apple has added Time-
Lapse mode to its Camera app. While nothing new to see on a
smartphone, this feature is used for shooting videos that
"condense" a long period of time into a much shorter video.
Always the one to please and impress, the iPhone 6’s new
iSight camera continues the long tradition of capturing
amazing photos filled with detail, vibrancy, and life. To
anyone, the snapshots it captures are more than ideal for
basic 6” x 4” printouts – while also giving us a little bit of
elbowroom with the option to crop them later. Exposure is
handled well when the phone is left to automatically detect
the best option for us, but the added convenience of being
able to adjust it thanks to iOS 8 is another pleasant
addition. Colors, too, are rich and well-represented
throughout the range – resulting in compositions that are
stunning. Frankly, its performance under conditions where
lighting is ample doesn’t differ a whole lot with last year’s
camera, but we find it superior in another area.
Low light performance is pretty spot-on as well! Again, the
option to manually adjust the exposure becomes an
effective tool in brightening up shots that otherwise would
appear under-exposed. Thankfully, the iPhone 6’s sensor is
able to absorb enough light to produce images that still
boast a fair amount of detail – while noise is kept to a dim
in most situations. In fact, when comparing its shots
directly to the iPhone 5s, it’s apparent that there’s less
noise with the shots from the iPhone 6. Better yet, it even
manages to deliver a higher degree of sharpness under low
light.
In combating things, its true-tone dual-LED flash helps to
compensate things by casting a potent mixture of lighting
to our shots. Yes, it gets the job done, but it usually casts
a warmer tone to our shots. Overall, the iPhone 6 won’t
disappoint shutterbugs with its quick focus, stunning
compositions, and general great all-around performance.




CALL QUALITY :-

Conversations are handled pretty easily by the iPhone 6, but
we wouldn’t go far to say that it’s perfect.
Using it for phone calls, the iPhone 6’s quality is minutely
improved over its predecessor. Voices through the earpiece,
once again continue to have a strong emphasis behind them
– so even in noisy environments, the earpiece’s volume
output is loud enough for us to comprehend our callers.
Over the speakerphone, however, there’s just a subtle
amount of distortion. It’s not something that diminishes
the experience tremendously, but nonetheless a noticeable
thing. Conversely, our callers on the other end of the line
have little issue in trying to distinguish our voice.
Although it’s not something relatively new in the greater
scheme of things, the iPhone 6 now has support for Wi-Fi
calling – an added benefit of course, especially if you’re in
one of those spots where cell phone coverage is spotty.
However, it’s something that’s carrier dependent.
Currently, though, T-Mobile is the only major domestic
carrier to support this.





CONCLUSION :-


The race to the top is always a competitive one, where
companies are constantly reinventing their phones in order
to keep up the pace. Apple, naturally, doesn’t believe in the
specs war – where successive phones employ the beefiest of
hardware to earn the acclaim of being the biggest and
baddest thing on the block. Oh no, that’s not like Apple at
all! Rather, they focus on producing a smartphone that’s
not about the specs, but mostly on the performance in how
it complements our life.
To that end, the iPhone 6 stands true to Apple’s philosophy
of simplicity and ease. Compared to its rivals, the hardware
it’s packing doesn’t seem menacing, but the outcome is
always the same – a phone that simply just works well. We
gladly accept the decision to bring a larger screen to the
phone, which now puts it in the same pedestal as its
contemporaries. On the software side, iOS 8 might not be as
much of an overhaul in comparison to iOS 7 last year, but
the added new features definitely help to give it a more
rounded function.
Pricing doesn’t change with this new model, as the 16GB,
64GB, and 128GB options are priced respectively at $200, $
300, and $400 on-contract – or $650, $750, and $850
outright. Frankly, we recommend skipping out on the 16GB
option, since the 64GB options has more value to it. At the
end of the day, however, the iPhone 6 is mainly a bigger
sized version of the iPhone we all know and love – with
enough incremental improvements in its performance to
make it a strong contender for anyone considering to pick
up a new device.
Software version of the review unit: 8.0 (12A365)
in india starting price of iphone is 53000 and upto 75000




PROS:-

Premium construction makes it one of the more quality-
made phones
The screen delivers accurate colors and a strong
brightness output
Rounded edges and slim profile make it comfortable to hold
New Apple A8 chip is really snappy with its performance
Improved low-lighting camera performance
240 FPS slow motion capture has a slick look


CONS :-

Battery life is underwhelming against its rivals
Decent pixel density with its screen, but it could be
better
Camera lens sticks out
No 4K video capture